Nehemiah 10:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ezra 10:21 : 21 And of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Neh 3:29 : 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own house. And after him repaired Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
Neh 12:5-6 : 5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
Neh 12:18 : 18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
Neh 12:42 : 42 and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Neh 10:7
82%
7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
Neh 10:9
75%
9And the Levites: namely, Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
Neh 12:5-8
4 verses
75%
5Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
1 Chr 9:10
75%
10And of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, Jachin,
Neh 10:11-12
2 verses
74%
11Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Neh 10:25
74%
25Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
Ezra 10:36-41
6 verses
74%
36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,
38and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
39and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
1 Chr 9:14
74%
14And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
Neh 10:2-3
2 verses
73%
2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
Neh 12:18
73%
18of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
Neh 12:1-2
2 verses
73%
1Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Neh 12:33-35
3 verses
73%
33and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
34Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35and certain of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;
Ezra 10:21-23
3 verses
73%
21And of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22And of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Ezra 10:30-32
3 verses
72%
30And of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
31And [of] the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
2 Sam 8:17
72%
17and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe;
1 Chr 9:12
72%
12and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
Neh 11:10
72%
10Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
Ezra 10:25
72%
25And of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
Neh 10:20-21
2 verses
72%
20Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Neh 12:41-42
2 verses
72%
41and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
42and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
2 Chr 17:8
71%
8and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
1 Chr 8:20
71%
20and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
1 Chr 18:16
71%
16and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
Neh 10:5
71%
5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
1 Chr 8:26
70%
26and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
Ezra 8:24
70%
24Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
2 Chr 31:15
70%
15And under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
Neh 11:15
70%
15And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
Ezra 10:27
70%
27And of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
1 Chr 8:14
70%
14and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
Neh 12:13
70%
13of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;