Nehemiah 8
Overview
8:1 The religious manner of reading and hearing the law;
8:9 They comfort the people;
8:13 The forwardness of them to hear and be instructed;
8:16 They keep the feast of tabernacles. Verse 1am 3559, bc 445all the peopleEzra 3:1-13 as one manJudges 20:1, 20:8 beforeNehemiah 8:16, 3:26, 12:37 Ezra8:4-9; Ezra 7:6, 7:11; Jeremiah 8:8, 8:9; Matthew 13:52, 23:2, 23:13, 23:34 bring2 Chronicles 34:15; Isaiah 8:20; Malachi 4:4ReciprocalLeviticus 8:3 - General; 9:5 - and all the congregation; Deuteronomy 31:11 - shalt read; 33:10 - They shall teach; 2 Kings 22:10 - Shaphan; 23:2 - he read; 1 Chronicles 24:6 - the scribe; 2 Chronicles 32:6 - in the street; Ezra 7:10 - and to teach; 7:25 - teach ye; Ezekiel 44:24 - in all; Zephaniah 2:1 - gather together; John 11:55 - before; Acts 15:21 - sabbath Verse 2priestDeuteronomy 17:18, 31:9, 31:10; Malachi 2:7 congregationDeuteronomy 31:11-13; 2 Chronicles 17:7-9; Acts 15:21 could hear with understandingHeb. understood in hearing, Isaiah 28:9 the firstLeviticus 23:24; Numbers 29:1ReciprocalLeviticus 10:11 - General; Deuteronomy 29:10 - General; Joshua 8:34 - he read; 8:35 - women; 2 Chronicles 34:30 - he read; Ezra 3:1 - the seventh; 7:1 - Ezra; Nehemiah 8:9 - This day; 9:1 - of this month; 10:28 - every one; Acts 5:14 - multitudes; James 1:19 - let Verse 3he readLuke 4:16-20; Acts 13:15, 13:27, 15:21 morningHeb. light, 20:7, 20:11, 28:23 earsMatthew 7:28, 7:29; Mark 12:37; Luke 8:18, 19:48; Acts 16:14, 17:11; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Habakkuk 2:1-3; Revelation 2:29, 3:22ReciprocalJoshua 8:34 - he read; Nehemiah 3:26 - the water; 8:16 - the street of the water gate; 9:3 - one fourth; 12:37 - water gate; 13:1 - they read; Jeremiah 36:8 - in the; James 1:19 - let Verse 4pulpitHeb. towerMaaseiahNehemiah 10:25, 11:5 Malchiah10:3 Hashum10:18; Ezra 10:33 MeshullamNehemiah 10:7, 10:20, 11:7, 12:13; Ezra 10:29Reciprocal1 Chronicles 9:7 - Sallu; 2 Chronicles 6:13 - scaffold; Ezra 7:6 - scribe; 10:18 - Maaseiah; Nehemiah 3:23 - Maaseiah; 3:25 - Pedaiah; 8:1 - Ezra; 8:7 - Maaseiah; 9:3 - they stood; 13:13 - Pedaiah; Matthew 23:2 - General Verse 5openedLuke 4:16, 4:17 sightHeb. eyesstood upJudges 3:20; 1 Kings 8:14ReciprocalJoshua 22:33 - blessed; 2 Chronicles 6:3 - all the congregation Verse 6blessed1 Chronicles 29:20; 2 Chronicles 6:4; Psalm 41:13, 72:18, 72:19; Ephesians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3 AmenNehemiah 5:13; Jeremiah 28:6; Matthew 6:13; 1 Corinthians 14:16 with liftingGenesis 14:22; Psalm 28:2, 63:4, 134:2, 141:2; Lamentations 3:41; 1 Timothy 2:8 bowedGenesis 24:26; Exodus 4:31, 12:27; 2 Chronicles 20:18, 29:30 with their facesLeviticus 9:24; Matthew 26:39; Revelation 7:11ReciprocalJoshua 22:33 - blessed; 1 Chronicles 16:36 - said; Revelation 19:4 - Amen Verse 7JeshuaNehemiah 3:19, 9:4, 10:9, 12:24 Bani3:17, 9:4, 10:13 Sherebiah9:4, 10:12, 12:24; Ezra 8:18 AkkubNehemiah 11:16, 11:19, 12:25 Hodijah10:10, 10:18 Maaseiah8:4, 3:23, 12:41, 12:42; Ezra 10:22 KelitaNehemiah 10:10; Ezra 10:23 AzariahNehemiah 3:23, 10:2, 12:33 JozabadEzra 10:22, 10:23 HananNehemiah 10:10 Pelaiah10:10 causedLeviticus 10:11; Deuteronomy 33:10; 2 Chronicles 17:7-9, 30:22; Malachi 2:7ReciprocalDeuteronomy 27:14 - General; 1 Kings 8:14 - all the congregation; 1 Chronicles 9:4 - Bani; 2 Chronicles 17:9 - they taught; 35:3 - the Levites; Ezra 7:25 - teach ye; 8:33 - Jozabad; 10:18 - Maaseiah; Nehemiah 8:9 - the Levites; 8:12 - because; 8:13 - to understand the words of the law; 9:3 - they stood; 11:22 - Bani Verse 8and gave the senseHabakkuk 2:2; Matthew 5:21, 5:22, 5:27, 5:28; Luke 24:27, 24:32, 24:45; Acts 8:30-35, 17:2, 17:3; 28:23ReciprocalLeviticus 10:11 - General; Deuteronomy 27:14 - General; 2 Kings 22:13 - great; 2 Chronicles 17:7 - to teach; 30:22 - taught; 35:3 - the Levites; Ezra 7:25 - teach ye; Nehemiah 8:9 - the Levites; 8:12 - because; 8:13 - to understand the words of the law; 9:3 - they stood; Isaiah 32:4 - heart; Ezekiel 46:10 - General Verse 9NehemiahNehemiah 7:65, 7:70, 10:1; Ezra 2:63 Tirshathaor, governorEzra7:11 the LevitesNehemiah 8:7, 8:8; 2 Chronicles 15:3, 30:22, 35:3; Hosea 4:6 This dayNehemiah 8:2; Leviticus 23:24; Numbers 29:1-6 mourn notDeuteronomy 12:7, 12:12, 16:11, 16:14, 16:15, 26:14; Ecclesiastes 3:4; Isaiah 61:3; Malachi 2:13 all the people2 Kings 22:11, 22:19; 2 Chronicles 34:19, 34:21; Romans 3:20, 7:9; 2 Corinthians 7:9-11ReciprocalExodus 12:14 - a feast; 2 Kings 22:13 - great; 2 Chronicles 15:15 - rejoiced; Ezra 7:6 - scribe; 10:1 - very sore; Nehemiah 12:26 - Nehemiah; Isaiah 22:12 - call; Ezekiel 46:10 - General; Hosea 9:4 - as; Haggai 1:1 - governor; 2:2 - governor; Zechariah 7:3 - Should; Colossians 2:16 - of an Verse 10Go your wayEcclesiastes 2:24, 3:13, 5:18, 9:7; 1 Timothy 6:17, 6:18 eatSong of Songs 5:1 sendDeuteronomy 26:11-13; Esther 9:19, 9:22; Job 31:16-18; Ecclesiastes 11:2; Luke 11:41; Revelation 11:10 the joyPsalm 28:7, 28:8, 149:2; Proverbs 17:22; Isaiah 6:7, 6:8, 12:1-3, 35:1-4, 61:10; Joel 2:23; 2 Corinthians 8:2, 12:8, 12:9; Philippians 3:4ReciprocalLeviticus 3:17 - eat neither; Deuteronomy 12:12 - And ye; 15:14 - the Lord; 27:7 - rejoice; 1 Samuel 25:8 - a good day; 2 Samuel 6:19 - he dealt; 1 Kings 8:66 - joyful; 1 Chronicles 16:3 - to every one; 2 Chronicles 7:10 - glad; 30:21 - great gladness; Ezra 6:16 - with joy; Nehemiah 8:12 - to send; Esther 8:17 - a feast; Job 29:13 - I caused; 31:17 - have; Psalm 30:11 - girded; 118:24 - we will; Isaiah 40:1 - comfort; Zechariah 14:21 - every; Luke 14:13 - call; John 6:12 - that nothing; 17:13 - that; Acts 2:46 - did; Philippians 3:1 - rejoice; 4:7 - shall Verse 11stilledNumbers 13:30ReciprocalEsther 2:18 - gave gifts Verse 12to sendNehemiah 8:10 to makePsalm 126:1-3 becauseNehemiah 8:7, 8:8; Job 23:12; Psalm 19:8-11, 119:14, 119:16, 119:72, 119:97, 119:103, 119:104, 119:111, 119:127, 119:130, 119:171, 119:174; Proverbs 2:10, 2:11, 24:13, 24:14; Jeremiah 15:16; Luke 24:32; Romans 7:18Reciprocal1 Chronicles 29:22 - eat and drink; Jeremiah 30:19 - out; 33:11 - the voice of them; Luke 14:13 - call; James 1:19 - let Verse 13the second2 Chronicles 30:23; Proverbs 2:1-6, 8:33, 8:34, 12:1; Mark 6:33, 6:34; Luke 19:47, 19:48; Acts 4:1; 13:42 to understand the words of the lawor, that they might instruct in the words of the law, Nehemiah 8:7, 8:8; Luke 24:32; 2 Timothy 2:24, 2:25ReciprocalDeuteronomy 31:11 - shalt read; 33:10 - They shall teach; 2 Chronicles 7:8 - kept; 17:7 - to teach; Ezra 7:6 - scribe Verse 14byHeb. by the hand ofdwellLeviticus 23:34, 23:40-43; Deuteronomy 16:13-15; Zechariah 14:16-19; John 7:2 boothsGenesis 33:17 the feastThat is, the feast of tabernacles, which was held in the month Tisri, the seventh of the ecclesiastical year, in commemoration of the sojourning of the Israelites in the wilderness after they had been delivered from Egyptian bondage. For other particulars see the parallel passages.ReciprocalExodus 23:16 - ingathering; Leviticus 23:42 - General; Numbers 29:12 - the fifteenth day; 1 Kings 8:2 - at the feast; 2 Kings 22:10 - Shaphan; 2 Chronicles 17:7 - to teach; Ezra 3:1 - the seventh; 3:4 - the feast; 10:3 - let it; Jeremiah 35:6 - Ye shall; 35:7 - all; Ezekiel 45:25 - In the seventh Verse 15And thatLeviticus 23:4 in JerusalemDeuteronomy 16:16 the mountJudges 9:48, 9:49; Matthew 21:1 fetchLeviticus 23:40 oliveGenesis 8:11 palmJohn 12:13; Revelation 7:9Reciprocal2 Kings 22:10 - Shaphan; Hosea 12:9 - as in Verse 16the roofDeuteronomy 22:8; 2 Samuel 11:2; Jeremiah 19:13, 32:29 the courts2 Chronicles 20:5, 33:5 the street of the water gateNehemiah 8:3, 3:26, 12:37 gate of Ephraim12:37, 12:39; 2 Kings 14:13Reciprocal1 Samuel 9:25 - the top; 2 Chronicles 25:23 - gate of Ephraim; 32:6 - in the street; Nehemiah 8:1 - before; 1 Corinthians 10:31 - ye eat Verse 17sat underJohn 1:14; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 JeshuaJoshua 1:1, Joshua, Habakkuk 3:1, Jesushad not2 Chronicles 7:8-10, 8:13; Ezra 3:4 done so2 Chronicles 30:26, 35:18 there was1 Chronicles 29:22; 2 Chronicles 7:10, 30:21-23ReciprocalNehemiah 12:27 - gladness; Jeremiah 30:19 - out Verse 18day by dayDeuteronomy 31:10-13 a solemn assemblyHeb. a restraintaccordingLeviticus 23:36; Numbers 29:35; John 7:37ReciprocalLeviticus 23:41 - General; Numbers 29:12 - the fifteenth day; Deuteronomy 16:8 - solemn assembly; 31:11 - shalt read; 33:10 - They shall teach; 2 Kings 22:10 - Shaphan; 2 Chronicles 7:9 - solemn assembly; 30:22 - taught; Joel 1:14 - solemn assembly; James 1:19 - let