Nehemiah 8:11

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The Levites calmed all the people by saying, 'Be still, for this is a holy day. Do not grieve.'

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  • Num 13:30 : 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”

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  • Neh 8:7-10
    4 verses
    77%

    7The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—helped the people understand the Law as they stood in their places.

    8They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was being read.

    9Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all of them, 'This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.' For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.

    10Nehemiah said, 'Go and celebrate with rich foods and sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'

  • Neh 8:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12Then all the people went to eat, drink, send portions of food, and celebrate with great joy because they understood the words that had been made known to them.

    13On the second day, the heads of the families of all the people, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to gain insight into the words of the Law.

  • Zeph 1:7
    73%

    7Be silent in the presence of the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has set apart His invited guests.

  • Ezra 3:13
    70%

    13The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shouting from the sound of weeping, because the people were shouting so loudly, and the sound was heard far away.

  • Deut 27:14
    69%

    14Then the Levites shall declare to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:

  • Num 29:35
    69%

    35On the eighth day, hold a solemn assembly. You shall do no regular work.

  • Hab 2:20
    69%

    20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.

  • Hos 9:5
    69%

    5What will you do on the day of your appointed festival, on the day of the LORD’s feast?

  • Josh 6:10
    69%

    10But Joshua had commanded the people, 'Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, and do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!'

  • 2 Chr 30:21-23
    3 verses
    69%

    21The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, while the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day with loud instruments dedicated to the LORD.

    22Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service to the LORD. They ate throughout the appointed seven days, offering fellowship sacrifices and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

    23The whole assembly decided to celebrate the festival for another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for seven more days.

  • 2 Kgs 18:36
    69%

    36But the people remained silent and did not answer him a word, because the king had commanded, ‘Do not answer him.’

  • Zech 2:13
    68%

    13Behold, I will wave my hand over them, and they will become plunder for their servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me.

  • Num 18:5
    68%

    5You are to perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar, so that no further wrath will fall on the Israelites.

  • Num 29:12
    68%

    12On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you shall hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days.

  • 2 Chr 29:5
    68%

    5He said to them, 'Listen to me, Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and remove the impurity from the holy place.'

  • 2 Chr 30:27
    68%

    27The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer reached His holy dwelling place in heaven.

  • Num 28:25
    68%

    25On the seventh day, you shall have a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.

  • Neh 12:27
    68%

    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 31:4
    68%

    4He also commanded the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion due to the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves fully to the Law of the Lord.

  • Lev 23:28
    68%

    28You must not do any work on that very day, because it is a Day of Atonement to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.

  • Job 13:5
    68%

    5If only you would keep silent, it would be wisdom for you.

  • Neh 8:18
    68%

    18Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, there was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.

  • 2 Chr 23:6
    67%

    6Let no one enter the house of the Lord except the priests and those Levites who are serving. They may enter because they are holy, but all the people must keep the Lord's command.

  • Neh 12:43-44
    2 verses
    67%

    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.

  • Neh 12:47
    67%

    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.

  • Isa 14:7
    67%

    7The whole earth is at rest and at peace; they break forth into singing.

  • Job 29:10
    67%

    10The voices of nobles quieted, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

  • Lev 10:3
    67%

    3Then Moses said to Aaron, 'This is what the LORD has said: I will be shown as holy to those who draw near me, and I will be honored in the sight of all the people.' And Aaron remained silent.

  • Lev 23:35
    67%

    35On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.

  • Neh 8:1
    67%

    1All the people gathered together as one in the open square in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.

  • Lev 23:7
    67%

    7On the first day, hold a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.

  • Num 28:18
    67%

    18The first day shall be a sacred assembly. You are not to do any regular work.

  • 2 Chr 5:11
    67%

    11When the priests came out of the holy place, for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves without regard to their divisions,

  • Jer 16:9
    67%

    9For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to silence in this place—in your sight and in your days—the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bridegroom and the bride.

  • Lev 8:34
    67%

    34The Lord commanded what has been done today in order to make atonement for you.

  • Neh 9:5
    67%

    5Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said: Stand up and bless the LORD your God who is from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be Your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

  • Isa 24:8
    67%

    8The joy of tambourines ceases, the noise of revelers stops, and the joyful sound of the harp is silenced.

  • Deut 27:9
    67%

    9Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, 'Be silent and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of the LORD your God.'

  • Exod 14:14
    67%

    14The LORD will fight for you; you need only to remain silent.

  • Ezra 8:28
    67%

    28I said to them, 'You are holy to the LORD, and the vessels are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your ancestors.'

  • Num 1:53
    67%

    53But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the covenant to protect the Israelites from wrath. The Levites are to carry out the responsibilities of the tabernacle of the covenant.

  • Isa 36:21
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    21But the people remained silent and did not answer him a word, because the king had commanded, 'Do not answer him.'