Nehemiah 8:12

New King James Version

And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them.

Cross References

Psalm 119:174

I long for Your salvation, O Lord, And Your law is my delight.

Luke 24:32

And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”

Psalm 119:171

My lips shall utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:130

The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.

Psalm 119:127

Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, yes, than fine gold!

Psalm 119:111

Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Psalm 119:97

Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.

Psalm 119:72

The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.

Psalm 119:16

I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

Psalm 119:14

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.

Job 23:12

I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food.

Romans 7:18

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.

Revelation 11:10

And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Nehemiah 8:11

So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.”

Nehemiah 8:13

Now on the second day the heads of the fathers’ houses of all the people, with the priests and Levites, were gathered to Ezra the scribe, in order to understand the words of the Law.

Esther 9:22

as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of sending presents to one another and gifts to the poor.

1 Chronicles 29:22

So they ate and drank before the Lord with great gladness on that day. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him before the Lord to be the leader, and Zadok to be priest.