Ezra 8:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

Therefore sent I to Eliezer, to Ariel, to Shemeiah, and to Elnathan, and to Iarib, and to Elnathan, and to Nathan, and to Zechariah, and to Meshullam the chiefe, and to Ioiarib and to Elnathan, men of vnderstanding,

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  • 1 Kgs 3:11 : 11 And God sayde vnto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thy selfe long life, neyther hast asked riches for thy selfe, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thy selfe vnderstanding to heare iudgement,
  • 1 Chr 12:32 : 32 And of the children of Issachar which were men that had vnderstanding of the times, to knowe what Israel ought to doe: the heades of them were two hundreth, & all their brethren were at their commandement.
  • 1 Chr 26:14 : 14 And the lot on the East side fel to Shelemiah: then they cast lottes for Zechariah his sonne a wise couseller, & his lot came out Northward:
  • 2 Chr 2:12 : 12 Huram sayd moreouer, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which made the heauen and the earth, and that hath giuen vnto Dauid the King a wise sonne, that hath discretion, prudence and vnderstanding to buylde an house for the Lorde, and a palace for his kingdome.
  • Ezra 8:13 : 13 And of the sonnes of Adonikam, that were the last, whose names are these: Eliphelet, Iehiel and Shemaiah, and with them three score males.
  • Ezra 8:18 : 18 So by the good hande of our God which was vpon vs, they brought vs a man of vnderstanding of the sonnes of Mahali the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel, and Sherebiah with his sonnes and his brethren, euen eighteene.
  • Ezra 10:21 : 21 And of the sonnes of Harim, Maaseiah, & Eliiah, and Shemaiah, and Iehiel, and Vzziah.
  • Ezra 10:39 : 39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
  • Prov 2:6 : 6 For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
  • Prov 20:5 : 5 The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.
  • Prov 28:2 : 2 For the transgression of the land there are many princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge a realme likewise endureth long.
  • Dan 2:21 : 21 And hee changeth the times & seasons: he taketh away kings: he setteth vp kings: he giueth wisedome vnto the wise, and vnderstanding to those that vnderstand.
  • 2 Tim 2:7 : 7 Consider what I say: and the Lord giue thee vnderstanding in all things:
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 But we know that that Sone of God is come, & hath giue vs a mind to know him, which is true: & we are in him that is true, that is, in that his Sone Iesus Christ: this same is that very God, and that eternal life.

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  • Ezra 8:17-18
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    17And I gaue them commandement, to Iddo the chiefest at the place of Casiphia, & I told them the words that they should speake to Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims at the place of Casiphia, that they should cause the ministers of the house of our God to come vnto vs.

    18So by the good hande of our God which was vpon vs, they brought vs a man of vnderstanding of the sonnes of Mahali the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel, and Sherebiah with his sonnes and his brethren, euen eighteene.

  • Ezra 8:24
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    24Then I separated twelue of the chiefe of the Priests, Sherebiah, and Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

  • Ezra 8:14-15
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    14And of the sonnes of Biguai, Vthai, and Zabbud, and with them seuentie males.

    15And I gathered them to the Riuer that goeth toward Ahaua, and there abode we three dayes: then I viewed the people, and the Priests, and found there none of the sonnes of Leui.

  • 2 Chr 17:8
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    8And with them Leuites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehonathan, and Adoniiah, and Tobiiah, and Tob-adoniiah, Leuites, and with the Elishama and Iehoram Priestes.

  • Neh 7:5-7
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    5And my God put into mine heart, and I gathered the princes, and the rulers, and the people, to count their genealogies: and I found a booke of the genealogie of them, which came vp at the first, and found written therein,

    6These are the sonnes of the prouince that came vp from the captiuitie that was caried away (whome Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel had caryed away) and they returned to Ierusalem and to Iudah, euery one vnto his citie.

    7They which came with Zerubbabel, Ieshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Biguai, Nehum, Baanah. This is the nomber of the men of the people of Israel.

  • Neh 12:33-34
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    33And Azariah, Ezra and Meshullam,

    34Iudah, Beniamin, and Shemaiah, and Ieremiah,

  • Neh 10:14
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    14The chiefe of the people were Parosh, Pahath Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

  • Neh 8:7
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    7Also Ieshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Iamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Iozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Leuites caused the people to vnderstand the lawe, and the people stood in their place.

  • Neh 12:36
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    36And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Iudah, Hanani, with the musicall instruments of Dauid the man of God: & Ezra the scribe went before them.

  • Neh 12:42
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    42And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Vzzi, and Iehohanan, and Malchiiah, and Elam, and Ezer: and the singers sang loude, hauing Izrahiah which was the ouerseer.

  • Ezra 8:1
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    1These are now the chiefe fathers of them, and the genealogie of them that came vp with mee from Babel, in the reigne of King Artahshashte.

  • Neh 12:6
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    6Shemaiah, and Ioiarib, Iedaiah,

  • 1 Chr 4:36
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    36And Elionai, and Iaakobah, & Ieshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Iesimiel, & Benaiah,

  • Ezra 2:1-2
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    1These also are the sonnes of the prouince, that went vp out of the captiuitie (whome Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel had caried away vnto Babel) and returned to Ierusalem, and to Iudah, euery one vnto his citie,

    2Which came with Zerubbabel, to wit, Ieshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel was,

  • 1 Chr 8:24
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    24And Hananiah, & Elam, and Antothiiah,

  • Neh 13:13
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    13And I made treasurers ouer the treasures, Shelemiah the Priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Leuites, Pedaiah, and vnder their hande Hanan the sonne of Zaccur the sonne of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithfull, and their office was to distribute vnto their brethren.

  • Ezra 10:25-26
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    25And of Israel: of the sonnes of Parosh, Ramiah, and Iesiah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchiiah, and Benaiah.

    26And of the sonnes of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Iehiel, and Abdi, and Ieremoth, and Eliah.

  • Ezra 4:9
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    9Then wrote Rehum the chauncelour, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions Dinaie, and Apharsathcaie, Tarpelaie, Apharsaie, Archeuaie, Bablaie, Shushanchaie, Dehaue, Elmaie,

  • Ezra 7:28
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    28And hath enclined mercy toward me, before the King and his counsellers, and before all the Kings mightie Princes: and I was comforted by the hand of the Lord my God which was vpon me, and I gathered the chiefe of Israel to goe vp with me.

  • Neh 8:4
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    4And Ezra the Scribe stoode vpon a pulpit of wood which he had made for the preaching, and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, & Ananiah, and Vriiah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hande, and on his left hand Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, & Hashum, & Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

  • Neh 10:7
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    7Meshullam, Abiiah, Miamin,

  • Neh 10:2
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    2Seraiah, Azariah, Ieremiah,

  • Neh 2:9
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    9Then came I to the captaines beyonde the Riuer, and gaue them the Kings letters; the King had sent captaines of the armie and horsemen with me.

  • Ezra 10:36
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    36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

  • Ezra 10:15
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    15Then were appoynted Ionathan the sonne of Asah-el, & Iahaziah the sonne of Tikuah ouer this matter, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Leuites helped them.

  • 1 Chr 8:20
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    20And Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,

  • Neh 10:25-26
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    25Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

    26And Ahiiah, Hanan, Anan,

  • Ezra 5:10
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    10We asked their names also, that we might certifie thee, & that we might write the names of the men that were their rulers.

  • Neh 10:12
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    12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

  • Neh 11:16
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    16And Shabbethai, & Iozabad of the chiefe of the Leuites were ouer the workes of the house of God without.

  • 1 Chr 15:11
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    11And Dauid called Zadok and Abiathar the Priestes, and of the Leuites, Vriel, Asaiah and Ioel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab:

  • Jer 36:12
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    12Then hee went downe to the Kings house into the Chancellours chamber, and loe, all the princes sate there, euen Elishama the Chancellour, and Delaiah the sonne of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the sonne of Achbor, and Gemariah the sonne of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the sonne of Hananiah, and all the princes.

  • Neh 10:21
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    21Meshezabeel, Zadok, Iaddua,

  • Neh 12:26
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    26These were in the dayes of Ioiakim, the sonne of Ieshua, the sonne of Iozadak, and in the dayes of Nehemiah the captaine, and of Ezra the Priest and scribe.

  • 1 Chr 9:12-13
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    12And Adaiah the sonne of Ieroham, ye sonne of Pashhur, the sonne of Malchiiah, and Maasai the sonne of Adiel, the sonne of Iahzerah, the sonne of Meshullam, the sonne of Meshillemith, the sonne of Immer.

    13And their brethre the chiefe of the households of their fathers a thousand, seuen hundreth & three score valiant men, for the worke of the seruice of the house of God.

  • Neh 12:13
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    13Vnder Ezra, Meshullam, vnder Amariah, Iehohanan,

  • Neh 2:16
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    16And the rulers knewe not whither I was gone, nor what I did, neither did I as yet tell it vnto the Iewes, nor to the Priestes, nor to the noble men, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that laboured in the worke.

  • Neh 7:2
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    2Then I commanded my brother Hanani and Hananiah the prince of the palace in Ierusalem (for he was doubtlesse a faithfull man, and feared God aboue many)

  • Ezra 10:23
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    23And of the Leuites, Iozabad and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (which is Kelitah) Pethahiah, Iudah and Eliezer.