Nehemiah 8:5

Good News Translation

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.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:12

Then Solomon prayed: “You, Lord, have placed the sun in the sky, yet you have chosen to live in clouds and darkness.

1 Kings 8:14

As the people stood there, King Solomon turned to face them, and he asked God's blessing on them.

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 8:4

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.

Judges 3:20

Then, as the king was sitting there alone in his cool room on the roof, Ehud went over to him and said, “I have a message from God for you.” The king stood up.