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Bible Verses About Nethinims

16 verses · 2 aspects

Key Bible Verses

  1. The first people to return to their possessions in the cities were the Isra'elim, the cohanim, the L'vi'im and the temple servants.

  2. The temple servants: descendants of Tzicha, descendants of Hasufa, descendants of Taba'ot,

  3. All the temple servants and the descendants of Shlomo's servants numbered 392

  4. So the cohanim, the L'vi'im, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers and the temple servants lived in their towns and all Isra'el in their towns.

  5. In the seventh year of Artach'shashta the king, some of the people of Isra'el, and some of the cohanim, L'vi'im, singers, gatekeepers and temple servants went up to Yerushalayim.

  6. Moreover, we herewith proclaim to you that it will be illegal to impose tribute, taxes or tolls on any of the cohanim, L'vi'im, singers, gatekeepers, servants or laborers in this house of God.

  7. I gave them instructions for Iddo, the leading man in a place called Kasifya, and told them what to say to Iddo and his brother, who were in charge of Kasifya, so that they would bring us men to minister in the house of our God.

  8. and from the temple servants, whom David and the princes had assigned to serve the L'vi'im, two hundred temple servants, all recorded by name.

  9. (since the temple servants were living in the 'Ofel) as far as opposite the Water Gate to the east and the tower that projects out.

  10. After him Malkiyah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Mustering Gate and on to the upper room at the corner.

  11. "The temple servants: descendants of Tzicha, descendants of Hasufa, descendants of Taba'ot,

  12. "All the temple servants and the descendants of Shlomo's servants numbered 392

  13. "So the cohanim, the L'vi'im, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants and all Isra'el lived in their towns."

  14. The rest of the people, the cohanim, the L'vi'im, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Torah of God, along with their wives, sons and daughters, everyone capable of knowing and understanding,

  15. In the cities of Y'hudah, everyone lived on his own property - the people of Isra'el, the cohanim, the L'vi'im, the temple servants and the descendants of Shlomo's servants. But the leaders of the province lived in Yerushalayim.

  16. The temple servants lived in the 'Ofel; Tzicha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple servants.