Nehemiah 13:22
And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
Context
This verse from Nehemiah Chapter 13 connects to 10 cross-references. While Nehemiah is absent from Jerusalem, Tobiah the Ammonite is installed in a temple storeroom, the Levites' portions stop being paid, the Sabbath is openly violated in the marketplace, and intermarriage with foreign women again becomes widespread. Nehemiah returns, cleanses …
Other Translations
And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy lovingkindness.
And I say to the Levites, that they be cleansed, and, coming in, keeping the gates, to sanctify the sabbath-day. Also, this, remember for me, O my God, and have pity on me, according to the abundance of Thy kindness.
And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabbath holy. Keep this in mind to my credit, O my God, and have mercy on me, for great is your mercy.
Cross References
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the …
Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of …
And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of …
And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for …
And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of …
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and …
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with …
And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a …