Nehemiah 12:42

and Maaseiah and Shemaiah and Eleazar and Uzzi and Jehohanan and Malchijah and Elam and Ezer,—and the musicians sounded, aloud with Jezrahiah who was over them.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

In Context

41and, the priests—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

43And they sacrificed, on that day, great sacrifices, and rejoiced, for, God, had caused them to rejoice with great joy, moreover also, the women and children, rejoiced,—so that the rejoicing of Jerusalem was heard afar off.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 10:8Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah,—these, were, the priests.

Psalms 81:1Shout ye for joy, unto God our strength, Sound the note of triumph, to the God of Jacob;

Psalms 95:1Come, let us make a joyful noise to Yahweh, Let us shout in triumph, to the rock of our salvation!

Psalms 100:1Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth:

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:28-44

The Dedication of the Wall. ( b. c. 444.) 27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and… Read the whole commentary →

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