Ezra 8:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

By the good hand

A man of understanding

1 Corinthians 14:20

Mahli

Numbers 3:20

1 Chronicles 6:19

Sherebiah

Nehemiah 12:24

Bible References

By the good hand

For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, "The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him."

and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty officers. I took courage, for the hand of the LORD my God was on me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.

and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress of the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall occupy." And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

A man of understanding

Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of insight,

By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;

"'And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom.

Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

Mahli

And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers' houses.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.

Sherebiah

Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.

Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites,helped the people to understand the Law, while the people remained in their places.

On the stairs of the Levites stood Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani; and they cried with a loud voice to the LORD their God.

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch.