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 would not make request to the king for a band of armed men and horsemen to give us help against those who might attack us on the way. We said to the king: The hand (power) (protection) of our God is on his servants for good, but his power and his wrath are against all those who have turned away from him.

He has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king's great captains. I was made strong by the hand of Jehovah my God which was on me, and I got together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

I need a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's park, so that he may give me wood to make boards for the doors of the tower of the house, and for the wall of the town, and for the house which is to be mine. The king gave me this, for the hand of my God was on me.

In all your ways acknowledge (recognize) Him and He will make your paths straight.

A man of understanding

Then I sent for Eliezer and Ariel and Shemaiah and Elnathan Jarib and Elnathan and Nathan and Zechariah and Meshullam, all responsible men; and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were wise men.

By wisdom a house is built. It is established by understanding.

I will give you shepherds after my own heart. They will be shepherds who feed (shepherd) (lead) (tend) you with knowledge and understanding (learning) (reasoning) (insight).

The king found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire realm. This was in every matter of wisdom and understanding.

Brothers, do not be like children in understanding. When it comes to evil be innocent children but in your thinking be mature adults.

Mahli

Mahli and Mushi were the sons of Merari. Their families were named after them. These were the households of Levite families.

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

Sherebiah

I put on one side twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

And Jeshua and Bani and Sherebiah and Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites made the law clear to the people: and the people kept in their places.

Then Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani took their places on the steps of the Levites and cried in a loud voice to Jehovah their God.

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to give blessing and praise as ordered by David, the man of God, watch against watch.