Nehemiah 12:28

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The sons of the singers assembled from the district surrounding Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites.

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  • 1 Chr 9:16 : 16 Obadiah, son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah, son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
  • 1 Chr 2:54 : 54 The descendants of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, and the Zorites.
  • Neh 6:2 : 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent a message to me, saying, "Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono." But they were planning to harm me.

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  • Neh 12:29-30
    2 verses
    85%

    29They came from Beth-Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built settlements for themselves around Jerusalem.

    30The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

  • Neh 12:26-27
    2 verses
    79%

    26These were in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest, the scribe.

    27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought out the Levites from all their places to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgiving and with singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

  • 2 Chr 5:12
    72%

    12And all the Levites who were singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, their sons, and their relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests who were blowing trumpets.

  • Neh 12:42-47
    6 verses
    72%

    42Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer also joined in, while the singers sang loudly under the direction of Jezrahiah, their overseer.

    43On that day, they sacrificed great offerings and rejoiced, because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, and the sound of Jerusalem's joy could be heard from afar.

    44On that day, men were appointed to oversee the storerooms for contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. They gathered the portions assigned for the priests and Levites from the fields around the towns, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who stood in service.

    45They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as commanded by David and Solomon his son.

    46For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

    47In the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel provided daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set apart what was holy for the Levites, and the Levites set apart what was holy for the descendants of Aaron.

  • 2 Chr 20:28
    72%

    28They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.

  • 1 Chr 9:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph.

    16Obadiah, son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah, son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

  • 2 Chr 34:12
    70%

    12The men worked faithfully. Jahath and Obadiah, Levites from the descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam from the descendants of Kohath supervised them. The Levites, all skilled musicians, also assisted in the work.

  • Ezra 2:41
    70%

    41The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.

  • Ezra 2:70
    70%

    70The priests, the Levites, the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with all the rest of Israel in their towns.

  • Neh 12:34-38
    5 verses
    70%

    34Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah.

    35Some of the priests with trumpets were Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,

    36and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led them.

    37At the Fountain Gate, they went straight up the stairs of the City of David, on the ascent to the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.

    38The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed them with half the people on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall,

  • 1 Chr 15:16
    69%

    16David instructed the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as singers, to sing joyful songs accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

  • 1 Chr 25:7
    69%

    7The number of them, along with their relatives, all trained and skilled in music for the LORD, was 288.

  • Neh 11:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2The people praised all those who willingly volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

    3Here are the leaders of the province who settled in Jerusalem. But in the towns of Judah, everyone lived on their own land in their towns—Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
    68%

    15The singers, the sons of Asaph, were at their stations as commanded by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers were stationed at each gate and did not leave their posts, since their fellow Levites prepared their portions for them.

  • Neh 11:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, from the descendants of Asaph, the singers who were placed in charge of the work of the house of God.

    23There was a royal command concerning them, ensuring a daily provision for the singers according to their duties.

  • 1 Chr 2:54
    68%

    54The descendants of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, and the Zorites.

  • Neh 13:10
    68%

    10I also learned that the portions assigned to the Levites had not been given to them, and that the Levites and singers responsible for the service had gone back to their own fields.

  • 1 Chr 15:20
    68%

    20Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah played the harps according to Alamoth.

  • Neh 7:44
    68%

    44The singers, the descendants of Asaph: 148.

  • Ezra 2:22
    68%

    22the men of Netophah, fifty-six.

  • 1 Chr 25:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1David, along with the army leaders, set apart the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for the work of prophesying, using harps, lyres, and cymbals. Their work and number of those engaged in this service were recorded.

    2From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the guidance of the king.

  • 1 Chr 15:18
    68%

    18With them were their second-rank colleagues: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, who served as gatekeepers.

  • Neh 10:28
    68%

    28Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

  • Ezek 40:44
    68%

    44Outside the inner gate, in the inner courtyard, were chambers for the singers, by the side of the north gate facing south, and one by the side of the east gate facing north.

  • Neh 7:26
    67%

    26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah: 188.

  • 1 Chr 15:28
    67%

    28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouts of joy, the sound of the ram's horn, trumpets, cymbals, and the music of harps and lyres.

  • Neh 12:21
    67%

    21for Hilkiah, Hashabiah; for Jedaiah, Nethanel.

  • 1 Chr 9:33
    67%

    33These were the singers, heads of the families of the Levites, who lived in the chambers and were free from other duties, as they were engaged in their work day and night.

  • Neh 12:8
    67%

    8And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving, he and his brothers.

  • Neh 12:40
    67%

    40The two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me.

  • 2 Chr 23:2
    67%

    2They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the leaders of the ancestral families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 8:28
    67%

    28These were the heads of their ancestral families, listed in their genealogies. They lived in Jerusalem.

  • Neh 12:24
    67%

    24The leaders of the Levites were: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, as prescribed by David, the man of God, alternating duty by duty.

  • 1 Chr 6:32
    66%

    32The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

  • 2 Chr 30:25
    66%

    25The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites, the whole assembly from Israel, the foreigners who had come from Israel, and those who lived in Judah.