Ezra 8:16

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Then sent I to Eliezer, to Ariel, Semeia, Elnachan, Iarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zacharia, and to Mesullam, the rulers, and to Ioiarib and Elnathan, which were men of vnderstanding.

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  • 1 Kgs 3:11 : 11 And God sayde vnto him: Thou hast not asked for thy selfe long lyfe, neither hast asked riches for thy selfe, nor hast asked the lyfe of thy enemies, but hast asked for thy selfe vnderstanding & discretion in iudgement:
  • 1 Chr 12:32 : 32 And of the children of Isachar, which were men that had vnderstanding of the tymes, to knowe what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred: & all their brethren were at their wyll.
  • 1 Chr 26:14 : 14 And the lot on the eastsyde fell vpon Selemiahu: And for Zachariahu his sonne (which was a wyfe counsailour) they cast lottes, and his lot came out toward the north.
  • 2 Chr 2:12 : 12 And Hiram sayde moreouer: Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel whiche made heauen & earth, & that hath geuen Dauid the king a wise sonne, and one that hath descretion, prudence, and vnderstanding, to buyld an house for the Lord, and a palace for his kingdome.
  • Ezra 8:13 : 13 Of the children of Adonicam that were the last, whose names are these: Eliphelet, Iehiel, and Samaiah, & with them threescore men.
  • Ezra 8:18 : 18 And through the good hande of our God vpon vs, they brought vs a very wyse man from among the children of Moholi the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel, and Sarabia with his sonnes and his brethren, euen eyghteene.
  • Ezra 10:21 : 21 Among the children of Harim: Maasia, Elia, Semeia, Iehiel, and Uzziah.
  • Ezra 10:39 : 39 Selemia, Nathan, Adaiah,
  • Prov 2:6 : 6 For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.
  • Prov 20:5 : 5 Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out.
  • Prov 28:2 : 2 For the wickednes of the lande, the prince is oft chaunged: but thorowe a man of vnderstanding and wysdome, a realme endureth long.
  • Dan 2:21 : 21 He chaungeth the times and seasons, he taketh away kinges, he setteth vp kinges: he geueth wysdome vnto the wyse, and vnderstanding to those that vnderstande.
  • 2 Tim 2:7 : 7 Consider What I say: and the Lorde geue thee vnderstandyng in all thinges.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 We knowe that the sonne of God is come, & hath geuen vs a minde to know hym which is true: and we are in hym that is true, through his sonne Iesus Christe. This same is very God, and eternall lyfe.

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