Nehemiah 12:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Nehemiah 12:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 12:25 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 12:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.”

Nehemiah 12:25 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 12:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the store-houses of the gates. ”

Nehemiah 12:25 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 12:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, <FI>are<Fi> gatekeepers, keeping charge in the gatherings of the gates.”

Nehemiah 12:25 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 12:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were doorkeepers keeping the ward at the storehouses of the gates. ”

Nehemiah 12:25 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 12:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were porters keeping the warde at the thresholds of the gates.”

Nehemiah 12:25 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 12:25 in Context — Nehemiah 12

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.

27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

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What Does Nehemiah 12:25 Mean?

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