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 out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

Hananiah

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

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 castle which appertaineth 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; he is faithful in all my 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 minister unto me.

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

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

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

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

And the things which thou hast heard from 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 were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides 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 unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah 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 turned away from evil.

Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.