Nehemiah 8:12

So all the people departed to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, for they understood the words which he made known to them.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

In Context

11And the Levites caused all the people to be silent, saying, Be silent, for it is a holy day, and despond not.

13And on the second day the heads of families assembled with all the people, also the priests and Levites, to Esdras the scribe, to attend to all the words of the law.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 8:7And Jesus and Banaias and Sarabias instructed the people in the law, and the people stood in their place.

Psalms 19:8Some glory in chariots, and some in horses: but we will + 19:8 Gr. be magnified.glory in the name of the Lord our God.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 8:10-13

9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. 10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. 11 So the Levites stilled… Read the whole commentary →

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