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Ezra 8:18

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And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

And by the good {H2896} hand {H3027} of our God {H430} upon us they brought {H935} us a man {H376} of understanding {H7922}, of the sons {H1121} of Mahli {H4249}, the son {H1121} of Levi {H3878}, the son {H1121} of Israel {H3478}; and Sherebiah {H8274}, with his sons {H1121} and his brethren {H251}, eighteen {H8083}{H6240};

Since the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us Ish-Sekhel from the descendants of Machli the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el; Sherevyah with eighteen of his sons and kinsmen;

And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;

And according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

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Cross-References

  • Ezra 7:28 (4 votes)

    And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God [was] upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

  • Nehemiah 2:8 (4 votes)

    And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which [appertained] to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

  • Jeremiah 3:15 (4 votes)

    And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:19 (3 votes)

    The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these [are] the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

  • Ezra 7:6 (3 votes)

    This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he [was] a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

  • Ezra 8:22 (3 votes)

    For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God [is] upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath [is] against all them that forsake him.

  • Daniel 1:20 (3 votes)

    And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm.