Nehemiah 13:22

New International Reader's Version

I commanded the Levites to make themselves pure. Then I told them to go and guard the gates. I wanted the Sabbath day to be kept holy. You are my God. Remember me because of the good things I’ve done. Be kind to me according to your great love.

Cross References

2 Kings 20:3

“Lord, please remember how faithful I’ve been to you. I’ve lived the way you wanted me to. I’ve served you with all my heart. I’ve done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

2 Kings 23:4

Certain things in the Lord’s temple had been made to honor other gods. They were the god named Baal, the female god named Asherah and all the stars in the sky. The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest to remove those things. The king ordered the priests who were next in rank and the men who guarded the doors to help Hilkiah. Josiah took those things that had been in the Lord’s temple and burned them outside Jerusalem. He burned them in the fields in the Kidron Valley. And he took the ashes to Bethel.

2 Chronicles 29:24

Then the priests killed the goats. They put the blood on the altar as a sin offering. It paid for the sin of the whole nation of Israel. The king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for the whole nation.

2 Chronicles 29:27

Hezekiah gave the order to sacrifice the burnt offering on the altar. The offering began. Singing to the Lord also began. The singing was accompanied by the trumpets and by the instruments of David. He had been king of Israel.

2 Chronicles 29:30

The king and his officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord. They used the words of David and Asaph the prophet. They sang praises with joy. They bowed down and worshiped the Lord.

Nehemiah 12:10

Joshua was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. Eliashib was the father of Joiada.

Nehemiah 12:30

The priests and Levites made themselves pure. Then they made the people, the gates and the wall pure and “clean.”

Nehemiah 13:14

You are my God. Remember me because of what I’ve done. I’ve worked faithfully for your temple and its services. So please don’t forget the good things I’ve done.

Nehemiah 13:31

I also made plans for gifts of wood to be brought at certain appointed times. And I made plans for the first share of the crops to be brought. You are my God. Please remember me with kindness.

Nehemiah 5:19

You are my God. Please remember me and help me. Keep in mind everything I’ve done for these people.

Psalm 130:7

Israel, put your hope in the Lord, because the Lord’s love never fails. He sets his people completely free.

Psalm 5:7

Because of your great love I can come into your house. With deep respect I bow down toward your holy temple.

Psalm 51:1

God, have mercy on me according to your faithful love. Because your love is so tender and kind, wipe out my lawless acts.

Isaiah 38:3

“Lord, please remember how faithful I’ve been to you. I’ve lived the way you wanted me to. I’ve served you with all my heart. I’ve done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Isaiah 49:23

Their kings will become like fathers to you. Their queens will be like mothers who nurse you. They will bow down to you with their faces toward the ground. They will kiss the dust at your feet to show you their respect. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who put their hope in me will not be ashamed.”

Isaiah 55:7

Let those who are evil stop doing evil things. And let them quit thinking evil thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord. The Lord will show them his tender love. Let them turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

Deuteronomy 5:12

“Keep the Sabbath day holy. Do this just as the Lord your God has commanded you.