Nehemiah 9:4

Nehemiah 9:5 →

Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.

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Interpretation

The summary of their prayers we have here upon record. Much more, no doubt, was said.

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This thought runs through Nehemiah 9:4-6.

Nehemiah 9:4 Nehemiah 9:5 Nehemiah 9:6

Glossary

Shebaniah Person: Whom Jehovah hides, or has made grow up. (1. ) A Levite appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark of God ( 1 Chr. 15:24 ). (2. ) Another Levite ( Neh. 9:4 , 5). (3. ) A priest ( Neh. 10:12 ). (4. ) A Levite ( Neh. 10:4 ).
Sherebiah Person: Flame of the Lord, a priest whose name is prominent in connection with the work carried on by Ezra and Nehemiah at Jerusalem ( Ezra 8:17 , 18, 24-30; Neh. 8:7 ; 9:4 , 5; 10:12).