Nehemiah 11:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 5:9 : 9 Come, you rulers of Israel, you who gave yourselves freely among the people: give praise to the Lord.
  • Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
  • Job 31:20 : 20 If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm;
  • 2 Cor 8:16-17 : 16 But praise be to God, who puts the same care for you into the heart of Titus. 17 For while he gladly gave ear to our request, he was interested enough to go to you from the impulse of his heart.
  • Deut 24:13 : 13 But be certain to give it back to him when the sun goes down, so that he may have his clothing for sleeping in, and will give you his blessing: and this will be put to your account as righteousness before the Lord your God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Neh 11:1
    85%

    1 And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.

  • Neh 11:3
    79%

    3 Now these are the chiefs of the divisions of the country who were living in Jerusalem: but in the towns of Judah everyone was living on his heritage in the towns, that is, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

  • Ezra 1:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3 Whoever there is among you of his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and take in hand the building of the house of the Lord, the God of Israel; he is the God who is in Jerusalem.

    4 And whoever there may be of the rest of Israel, living in any place, let the men of that place give him help with offerings of silver and gold and goods and beasts, in addition to the offering freely given for the house of God in Jerusalem.

    5 Then the heads of families of Judah and Benjamin, with the priests and the Levites, got ready, even all those whose spirits were moved by God to go up and take in hand the building of the Lord's house in Jerusalem.

    6 And all their neighbours gave them help with offerings of vessels of silver and gold and goods and beasts and things of great value, in addition to what was freely offered.

  • Ezra 2:68
    75%

    68 And some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, gave freely of their wealth for the building up of the house of God in its place:

  • 1 Chr 29:6
    75%

    6 Then the heads of families and the chiefs of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the controllers of the king's business, freely gave themselves;

  • Ezra 2:70
    75%

    70 So the priests and the Levites and the people and the music-makers and the door-keepers and the Nethinim, took up their places in their towns; even all Israel in their towns.

  • 1 Chr 9:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 Now the first to take up their heritage in their towns were: Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

    3 And in Jerusalem there were living some of the sons of Judah, and of Benjamin, and of Ephraim and Manasseh;

  • Ezra 7:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 And to take with you the silver and gold freely offered by the king and his wise men to the God of Israel, whose Temple is in Jerusalem,

    16 As well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offering of the people and of the priests, freely given for the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem:

  • Ezra 3:1
    74%

    1 And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people came together like one man to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 29:9
    74%

    9 Then the people were glad because their offerings were freely given, for with a true heart they freely gave what they had to the Lord; and David the king was full of joy.

  • Ezra 7:27
    72%

    27 Praise be to the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing into the heart of the king, to make fair the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem;

  • Neh 7:4
    72%

    4 Now the town was wide and great: but the people in it were only a small number, and the houses had not been put up.

  • 2 Chr 31:4
    72%

    4 In addition, he gave orders to the people of Jerusalem to give to the priests and Levites that part which was theirs by right, so that they might be strong in keeping the law of the Lord.

  • Neh 11:20
    71%

    20 And the rest of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his heritage.

  • 2 Chr 11:16
    71%

    16 And after them, from all the tribes of Israel, all those whose hearts were fixed and true to the Lord, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to make offerings to the Lord, the God of their fathers.

  • Judg 5:9
    71%

    9 Come, you rulers of Israel, you who gave yourselves freely among the people: give praise to the Lord.

  • 2 Chr 30:25
    71%

    25 And all the people of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and those who had come from Israel, and men from other lands who had come from Israel or who were living in Judah, were glad with great joy.

  • Acts 2:5
    71%

    5 Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven.

  • Neh 12:43-44
    2 verses
    71%

    43 And on that day they made great offerings and were glad; for God had made them glad with great joy; and the women and the children were glad with them: so that the joy of Jerusalem came to the ears of those who were far off.

    44 And on that day certain men were put over the rooms where the things which had been given were stored, for the lifted offerings and the first-fruits and the tenths, and to take into them the amounts, from the fields of every town, fixed by the law for the priests and the Levites: for Judah was glad on account of the priests and the Levites who were in their places.

  • Neh 4:22
    71%

    22 And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.

  • Ps 135:21
    71%

    21 Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.

  • Neh 12:40
    70%

    40 So the two bands of those who gave praise took up their positions in the house of God, and I and half of the chiefs with me:

  • Neh 12:27
    70%

    27 And when the time came for the wall of Jerusalem to be made holy, they sent for the Levites out of all their places to come to Jerusalem, to keep the feast with joy, and with praise and melody, with brass and corded instruments of music.

  • Ezra 2:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 Now these are the people of the divisions of the kingdom, among those who had been made prisoners by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and taken away to Babylon, who went back to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his town;

    2 Who went with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah, The number of the men of the people of Israel:

  • Neh 7:73
    70%

    73 So the priests and the Levites and the door-keepers and the music-makers and some of the people and the Nethinim, and all Israel, were living in their towns.

  • Zech 14:11
    70%

    11 And there will be no more curse; but Jerusalem will be living without fear of danger.

  • 1 Chr 23:25
    70%

    25 For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;

  • Neh 7:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 These are the people of the divisions of the kingdom, among those who had been made prisoners by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and taken away by him, who went back to Jerusalem and Judah, every one to his town;

    7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

  • 1 Chr 11:4
    70%

    4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the people of the land, were there.

  • 2 Chr 30:27
    69%

    27 Then the priests and the Levites gave the people a blessing: and the voice of their prayer went up to the holy place of God in heaven.

  • 2 Chr 30:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11 However, some of Asher and Manasseh and Zebulun put away their pride and came to Jerusalem.

    12 And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord.

  • 2 Chr 23:2
    69%

    2 And they went through Judah, getting together the Levites and the heads of families in Israel from all the towns of Judah, and they came to Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 10:9
    69%

    9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin came together to Jerusalem before three days were past; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people were seated in the wide square in front of the house of God, shaking with fear because of this business and because of the great rain.

  • Ezra 10:7
    69%

    7 And they made a public statement through all Judah and Jerusalem, to all those who had come back, that they were to come together to Jerusalem;

  • Ps 51:18
    69%

    18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure, building up the walls of Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 8:25
    69%

    25 And gave to them by weight the silver and the gold and the vessels, all the offering for the house of our God which the king and his wise men and his captains and all Israel there present had given:

  • 2 Chr 11:13
    69%

    13 And the priests and Levites who were in all Israel came together to him from every part of their country.

  • Ps 122:6
    69%

    6 O make prayers for the peace of Jerusalem; may they whose love is given to you do well.

  • Jer 31:24
    68%

    24 And Judah and all its towns will be living there together; the farmers and those who go about with flocks.

  • 1 Chr 8:28
    68%

    28 These were heads of families in their generations; chief men: these were living in Jerusalem.