Ezra 8:18 “And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sh…”

Ezra 8:18

And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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;

World English Bible

According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;

American Standard Version

And according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

Geneva Bible 1599

So by the good hande of our God which was vpon vs, they brought vs a man of vnderstanding of the sonnes of Mahali the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel, and Sherebiah with his sonnes and his brethren, euen eighteene.

Darby Translation

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, namely, Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

Young's Literal Translation

And they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons, and his brethren, eighteen;

Bible in Basic English

And by the help of our God they got for us Ish-sechel, one of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah with his sons and brothers, eighteen;

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Cross references

“by the good hand”

Ezra 7:28 Nehemiah 2:8 Ezra 8:22 Proverbs 3:6

Ezra 7:28 · BSB

and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.

Nehemiah 2:8 · BSB

And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the…

Ezra 8:22 · BSB

For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is aga…

Proverbs 3:6 · BSB

in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

“a man of understanding”

Jeremiah 3:15 Daniel 1:20 Ezra 8:16 Proverbs 24:3 1 Corinthians 14:20

Jeremiah 3:15 · BSB

Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”

Daniel 1:20 · BSB

In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

Ezra 8:16 · BSB

Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.

Proverbs 24:3 · BSB

By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;

1 Corinthians 14:20 · BSB

Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

“Mahli”

1 Chronicles 6:19 Numbers 3:20

1 Chronicles 6:19 · BSB

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

Numbers 3:20 · BSB

And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.

“Sherebiah”

Ezra 8:24 Nehemiah 8:7 Nehemiah 10:12 Nehemiah 12:24 Nehemiah 9:4 Nehemiah 9:5

Ezra 8:24 · BSB

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

Nehemiah 8:7 · BSB

The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.

Nehemiah 10:12 · BSB

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

Nehemiah 12:24 · BSB

The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescr…

Nehemiah 9:4 · BSB

And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.

Nehemiah 9:5 · BSB

Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be e…

Also

Ezra 7:6

Ezra 7:6 · BSB

this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

19also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.

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