Nehemiah 8:4

Tree of Life Version

Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform constructed for this purpose. Standing near him at his right hand were Mattitiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah and at his left hand were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:13

For Solomon had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high and placed it in the midst of the court. He stood on it and knelt down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven

Ezra 10:29

From the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal and Ramoth.

Ezra 10:33

From the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei.

Nehemiah 10:18

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

Nehemiah 10:20

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

Nehemiah 10:25

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

Nehemiah 10:3

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

Nehemiah 10:7

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

Nehemiah 11:5

also Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.

Nehemiah 11:7

Now these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah.

Nehemiah 12:13

Meshullam for Ezra, Jehohanan for Amariah,

Nehemiah 8:3

So he read from it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from first light until midday, in the presence of the men and women, and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the scroll of the Torah.

Nehemiah 8:5

Ezra opened the scroll in the sight of all the people for he was above all the people. When he opened it, all the people stood up.

Nehemiah 9:3

They stood in their place and read in the scroll of the Torah of Adonai their God for a quarter of the day; and for another quarter they were confessing and prostrating themselves before Adonai their God.

Nehemiah 9:4

Then the Levites —Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani —stood on the platform and cried out with a loud voice to Adonai their God.

Matthew 23:2

saying, “The Torah scholars and Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses.