Ezra 7:7
And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
Cross-references
In Ezra 7:11, the king's letter to Ezra is introduced, directly following the account of the group's departure in Ezra 7:7.
In Ezra 7:12, the letter from Artaxerxes to Ezra begins, continuing the narrative from Ezra 7:7.
Ezra 7:24 grants tax exemptions to the same groups (priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants), showing their privileged status.
In Ezra 8:20, the Nethinims from Ezra 7:7 are identified as those David and the leaders appointed to serve the Levites.
Ezra 8:1-14 provides the genealogical list of those who went up with Ezra in 7:7—a detailed catalog of the group.
Ezra 8:15-20 describes how Ezra gathered Levites and temple servants from Casiphia, showing the recruitment behind the groups mentioned here.
Ezra 2:58 provides the count of Nethinims who returned with Zerubbabel, the same group mentioned here.
Ezra 2:40 lists the Levite families who returned earlier, providing specific names and numbers for the Levites mentioned in this verse.
Ezra 2:41 lists the singers (sons of Asaph) from the first return, giving names and totals for the singers referenced here.
Ezra 2:42 lists the gatekeeper families who returned, identifying specific clans among the gatekeepers mentioned here.
Ezra 2:43-70 lists the temple servants (Nethinim) and others, providing detailed counts for the temple servants mentioned here.
Ezra 8:17 details Ezra's later recruitment of Levites and Nethinims, expanding on the group mentioned here.
In Nehemiah 10:28, the same groups—priests, Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims—appear as those who sealed the covenant.
1 Chronicles 6:31-48 provides the genealogy and roles of the singers appointed by David, background for the singers listed here.
In Nehemiah 7:46-73, the same categories of Nethinims and temple servants are listed among returnees, parallel to Ezra 7:7.
Nehemiah 7:45 repeats the list of gatekeepers from the first return, confirming their identity and numbers.
2 Chronicles 34:13 lists similar temple servants (porters, Levites) in Josiah's reform, showing continuity of roles across eras.
1 Chronicles 25:1-8 details the divisions of musicians (singers) from Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, explaining the organization of singers.
In 1 Chronicles 23:5, porters are appointed by David for temple service, the same role listed among Ezra's returnees.
1 Chronicles 9:17-27 describes the duties and names of gatekeepers in the temple, expanding on the gatekeepers referenced.