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

I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had said to the king, "The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger is against everyone who forsakes him."

He has also conferred his favor on me before the king, his advisers, and all the influential leaders of the king. I gained strength as the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

and a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king's nature preserve, so that he will give me timber for beams for the gates of the fortress adjacent to the temple and for the city wall and for the house to which I go." So the king granted me these requests, for the good hand of my God was on me.

Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

A man of understanding

So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were teachers.

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

I will give you leaders who will be faithful to me. They will lead you with knowledge and insight.

In every matter of wisdom and insight the king asked them about, he found them to be ten times better than any of the magicians and astrologers that were in his entire empire.

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

Mahli

The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their families.

Sherebiah

Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah -- all of whom were Levites -- were teaching the people the law, as the people remained standing.

Then the Levites -- Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani -- stood on the steps and called out loudly to the LORD their God.

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by David the man of God.