Nehemiah 12:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.”

Nehemiah 12:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 12:24 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 12:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers close to them, to praise and give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, section next to section.”

Nehemiah 12:24 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 12:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch. ”

Nehemiah 12:24 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 12:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brethren, <FI>are<Fi> over-against them, to give praise, to give thanks, by command of David the man of God, charge over-against charge.”

Nehemiah 12:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 12:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the chief Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise [and] to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man ofGod, ward over against ward. ”

Nehemiah 12:24 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 12:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the chiefe of the Leuites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Ieshua the sonne of Kadmiel, and their brethren about them to giue prayse and thankes, according to the ordinance of Dauid the man of God, ward ouer against warde.”

Nehemiah 12:24 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 12:24 in Context — Nehemiah 12

22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.

26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

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What Does Nehemiah 12:24 Mean?

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