Ezra 8:18

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God was guiding us, so Iddo and his relatives brought us someone competent, Sherebiah, who was a descendant of Mahli, Levi, and Israel. They brought us 18 of Sherebiah’s sons and relatives.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 6:1

Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:19

Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the descendants of Levi’s sons. They are grouped by families:

1 Chronicles 6:4

Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

2 Chronicles 30:22

Hezekiah spoke encouraging words to all the Levites who had the skills to serve the Lord. They ate the festival meals for seven days, sacrificed fellowship offerings, and confessed their sins to the Lord God of their ancestors.

Ezra 7:28

He made the king, his advisers, and all the king’s powerful officials treat me kindly. I was encouraged because the Lord my God was guiding me. So I gathered leaders in Israel to go with me.

Ezra 7:6

As a scribe, Ezra was an expert in Moses’ Teachings, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king gave Ezra everything he requested because the Lord his God was guiding him.

Ezra 7:9

He had left Babylon on the first day of the first month, and on the first day of the fifth month, he arrived in Jerusalem, since his God was good to him.

Ezra 8:16

Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam (who were leading men) and for Joiarib and Elnathan (who were wise).

Ezra 8:19

They also brought Hashabiah, Jeshaiah (who was a descendant of Merari), 20 of Jeshaiah’s relatives and their sons,

Ezra 8:22

I was ashamed to ask the king for an armed escort with cavalry to help us against an enemy attack on the way. We had already told the king, “Our God works things out for the good of everyone who dedicates his life to serving him, but his power and his anger oppose everyone who abandons him.”

Ezra 8:24

Then I selected 12 leaders from the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their relatives.

Nehemiah 10:12

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

Nehemiah 12:24

The heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua (son of Kadmiel). They and their relatives stood in groups across from one another to sing hymns of praise and thanksgiving antiphonally as David, the man of God, had ordered.

Nehemiah 2:8

Also, let me have a letter addressed to Asaph, the supervisor of Your Majesty’s forest. In the letter order him to give me wood for the gates of the fortress near the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I’ll move into.” (The king let me have the letters, because God was guiding me.)

Nehemiah 8:7

The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—explained the Teachings to the people while they were standing there.

Proverbs 24:3

With wisdom a house is built. With understanding it is established.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths smooth.

Jeremiah 3:15

I will give you shepherds after my own heart. They will be shepherds who feed you with knowledge and insight.

Daniel 1:20

Whenever the king asked them about things that required wisdom and insight, he found that they knew ten times more than all the magicians and psychics in his whole kingdom.

Numbers 3:20

Mahli and Mushi were the sons of Merari. Their families were named after them. These were the households of Levite families.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. When it comes to evil, be like babies, but think like mature people.