Nehemiah 8:12

New Century Version

Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send some of their food to others, and to celebrate with great joy. They finally understood what they had been taught.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:22

That day the people ate and drank with much joy, and the Lord was with them. And they made David’s son Solomon king for the second time. They poured olive oil on Solomon to appoint him king in the presence of the Lord. And they poured oil on Zadok to appoint him as priest.

Nehemiah 8:10

Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy good food and sweet drinks. Send some to people who have none, because today is a holy day to the Lord. Don’t be sad, because the joy of the Lord will make you strong.”

Nehemiah 8:11

The Levites helped calm the people, saying, “Be quiet, because this is a holy day. Don’t be sad.”

Nehemiah 8:13

On the second day of the month, the leaders of all the families, the priests, and the Levites met with Ezra the teacher. They gathered to study the words of the Teachings.

Esther 9:22

because that was when the Jewish people got rid of their enemies. They were also to celebrate it as the month their sadness was turned to joy and their crying for the dead was turned into celebration. He told them to celebrate those days as days of joyful feasting and as a time for giving food to each other and presents to the poor.

Job 23:12

I have never left the commands he has spoken; I have treasured his words more than my own.

Psalm 119:111

I will follow your rules forever, because they make me happy.

Psalm 119:127

I love your commands more than the purest gold.

Psalm 119:130

Learning your words gives wisdom and understanding for the foolish.

Psalm 119:14

I enjoy living by your rules as people enjoy great riches.

Psalm 119:16

I enjoy obeying your demands, and I will not forget your word.

Psalm 119:171

Let me speak your praise, because you have taught me your demands.

Psalm 119:174

I want you to save me, Lord. I love your teachings.

Psalm 119:72

Your teachings are worth more to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

Psalm 119:97

How I love your teachings! I think about them all day long.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words came to me, and I listened carefully to them. Your words made me very happy, because I am called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.

Luke 24:32

They said to each other, “It felt like a fire burning in us when Jesus talked to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us.”

Romans 7:18

Yes, I know that nothing good lives in me—I mean nothing good lives in the part of me that is earthly and sinful. I want to do the things that are good, but I do not do them.

Revelation 11:10

People who live on the earth will rejoice and be happy because these two are dead. They will send each other gifts, because these two prophets brought much suffering to those who live on the earth.