Nehemiah 7:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

My brother

Nehemiah 1:2

Hananiah

Nehemiah 10:23

The ruler

Nehemiah 2:8

A faithful man

Feared god

Isaiah 33:5

Bible References

My brother

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

Hananiah

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

The ruler

And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

A faithful man

My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Feared god

But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.