Nehemiah 12:18

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Shammua of Bilgah,

Hebrew Names Version
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemayah, Yehonatan;

King James Version
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

English Standard Version
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

New Century Version
Shammua, from Bilgah's family; Jehonathan, from Shemaiah's family;

New English Translation
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Amplified Bible
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

New American Standard Bible
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

World English Bible
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Vnder Bilgah, Shammua, vnder Shemaiah, Iehonathan,

Legacy Standard Bible
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Berean Standard Bible
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;

Contemporary English Version
Shammua of Bilgah, Jehonathan of Shemaiah,

Complete Jewish Bible
of Bilgai, Shamua; of Sh'ma‘yah, Y'honatan;

Darby Translation
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Easy-to-Read Version
The leader of Bilgah's family was Shammua. The leader of Shemaiah's family was Jehonathan.

George Lamsa Translation
Bilgah, Shammua, Shemaiah, Jonathan;

Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Literal Translation
from Bilgah was Shammua; from Shemaiah was Jehonathan;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
of Bilga was Sammua, of Semaia was Ionathan,

American Standard Version
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Bible in Basic English
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Under Belga, Sammua: vnder Semaia, Iehonathan:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

King James Version (1611)
Of Bilgah, Shammua: of Shemaiah, Iehonathan:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
to Balgas, Samue; to Semia, Jonathan;

English Revised Version
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Phelti, Belge, Sannya, Semeie,

Update Bible Version
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Webster's Bible Translation
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

New King James Version
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

New Living Translation
Shammua was leader of the family of Bilgah. Jehonathan was leader of the family of Shemaiah.

New Life Bible
Shammua of Bilgah, Jehonathan of Shemaiah,

New Revised Standard
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
of Bilgah, Shammua, - of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Of Belga, Sammua of Semaia, Jonathan:

Revised Standard Version
of Bilgah, Sham'mu-a; of Shemai'ah, Jehon'athan;

Young's Literal Translation
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

Contextual Overview

¹These are the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah, Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah, Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests during the time of Jeshua. ⁸And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah; Mattaniah, with his brothers, was in charge of songs of praise, and their brothers Bakbukiah and Unni stood opposite them in the services of worship. ¹⁰Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, Eliashib fathered Joiada, Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua. ¹²During the time of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; of Malluch, Jonathan; of Shecaniah, Joseph; of Harim, Adna; of Meremoth, Helkai; of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; of Abijah, Zicri; of Miniamin and Moadiah, Piltai; of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; of Sallu, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel. ²² During the time of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were registered as heads of families. During the reign of Darius the Persian, the priests were registered. ²³The Levites who were heads of families were registered in the Book of the Chronicles until the time of Johanan son of Eliashib. These were: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel. Their brothers stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one side responding to the other, as had been directed by David the man of God. ²⁵The security guards included: Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub. They guarded the storerooms at the gates. They lived during the time of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, the time of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scholar.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shemaiah: Nehemiah 12:6

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 10:8 - Shemaiah

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
"The serpent seduced me," she said, "and I ate."

Genesis 4:10
God said, "What have you done! The voice of your brother's blood is calling to me from the ground. From now on you'll get nothing but curses from this ground; you'll be driven from this ground that has opened its arms to receive the blood of your murdered brother. You'll farm this ground, but it will no longer give you its best. You'll be a homeless wanderer on Earth."

Genesis 12:9
Abram kept moving, steadily making his way south, to the Negev.

Genesis 12:10
Then a famine came to the land. Abram went down to Egypt to live; it was a hard famine. As he drew near to Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, "Look. We both know that you're a beautiful woman. When the Egyptians see you they're going to say, ‘Aha! That's his wife!' and kill me. But they'll let you live. Do me a favor: tell them you're my sister. Because of you, they'll welcome me and let me live."

Genesis 31:26
"What do you mean," said Laban, "by keeping me in the dark and sneaking off, hauling my daughters off like prisoners of war? Why did you run off like a thief in the night? Why didn't you tell me? Why, I would have sent you off with a great celebration—music, timbrels, flutes! But you wouldn't permit me so much as a kiss for my daughters and grandchildren. It was a stupid thing for you to do. If I had a mind to, I could destroy you right now, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, ‘Be careful what you do to Jacob, whether good or bad.' I understand. You left because you were homesick. But why did you steal my household gods?"

Genesis 44:15
Joseph accused them: "How can you have done this? You have to know that a man in my position would have discovered this."

Exodus 32:21
Moses said to Aaron, "What on Earth did these people ever do to you that you involved them in this huge sin?"

Joshua 7:19
Joshua spoke to Achan, "My son, give glory to God , the God of Israel. Make your confession to him. Tell me what you did. Don't keep back anything from me."

1 Samuel 14:43
Saul confronted Jonathan. "What did you do? Tell me!" Jonathan said, "I licked a bit of honey off the tip of the staff I was carrying. That's it—and for that I'm to die?"

Proverbs 21:1
Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God ; he directs it to whatever ends he chooses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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