Cross references

Nehemiah 8:9

Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.”

For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.

Nehemiah 8:9 BSB

Nehemiah 8:9 has 29 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Deuteronomy 12:12 (6 votes) and Nehemiah 7:65 (6 votes). 30 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Exodus 12 to Colossians 2.

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Which verses does Nehemiah 8:9 point to?

The 20 strongest of 29, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

  2. The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

  3. Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

  4. and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.

  5. On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.

  6. “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts.

  7. There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

  8. And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you. For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be complete.

  9. Ezra 2:633 votes

    The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

  10. a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

  11. And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

Which verses point to Nehemiah 8:9?

The 10 strongest of 30.