Nehemiah 8:4

Good News Translation

Ezra was standing on a wooden platform that had been built for the occasion. The following men stood at his right: Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah; and the following stood at his left: Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:13

Solomon had made a bronze platform and put it in the middle of the courtyard. It was eight feet square and five feet high. He mounted this platform, knelt down where everyone could see him, and raised his hands toward heaven.)

Ezra 10:29

Clan of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth

Ezra 10:33

Clan of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei

Nehemiah 11:5

Maaseiah, the son of Baruch and grandson of Colhozeh. His other ancestors included Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib, and Zechariah, descendants of Judah's son Shelah.

Nehemiah 8:3

There in the square by the gate he read the Law to them from dawn until noon, and they all listened attentively.

Nehemiah 8:5

As Ezra stood there on the platform high above the people, they all kept their eyes fixed on him. As soon as he opened the book, they all stood up.

Nehemiah 9:3

For about three hours the Law of the Lord their God was read to them, and for the next three hours they confessed their sins and worshiped the Lord their God.

Nehemiah 9:4

There was a platform for the Levites, and on it stood Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani. They prayed aloud to the Lord their God.

Matthew 23:2

“The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses' Law.