Quotes About Scripture

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.

So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.

On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.

Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.

While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.

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.

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;

in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,

Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

He named his first daughter Jemimah, his second Keziah, and his third Keren-happuch.

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.

Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll:

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,