Nehemiah 8:7
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
Cross-references
Nehemiah 8:9 continues the same scene — the Levites instruct the people, reinforcing their role as teachers here.
Nehemiah 8:12 shows the joyful result — the people understood because the Levites explained, linking directly to their teaching here.
Nehemiah 8:13 has Levites gathering with Ezra to study the Law — a continuation of the teaching focus from v7.
Nehemiah 12:24 shows Sherebiah and Jeshua as chiefs of Levites leading praise — the same teachers now leading worship.
Nehemiah 11:16 mentions Shabbethai and Jozabad as Levite chiefs over temple work — the same men who taught the Law in 8:7.
Nehemiah 9:4 lists the same Levites — Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah — leading corporate confession, continuing their teaching role.
Nehemiah 10:9 identifies Jeshua with his father's name among covenant sealers — likely the same Levite teacher from 8:7.
In Nehemiah 10:18, Hodiah (Hodijah) from this list is listed among those who sealed the covenant.
Nehemiah 10:13 lists Hodiah among those sealing the covenant — likely the same Levite teacher from 8:7.
Nehemiah 10:12 includes Sherebiah among the covenant signers — reinforcing his role as a leading Levite.
Nehemiah 9:3 describes another public reading of the Law — related to the teaching event here but not directly about Levites instructing.
Malachi 2:7 describes priests as teachers of knowledge—the Levites in Nehemiah 8:7 embody that ideal.
Leviticus 10:11 commands priests to teach God's statutes—exactly what the Levites do in Nehemiah 8:7.
In Ezra 10:23, Jozabad and Kelita from this list are identified as Levites who had taken foreign wives.
Ezra 8:18 introduces Sherebiah as a 'man of understanding' — the very same Levite who later explains the Law in Nehemiah 8:7.
2 Chronicles 17:7-9 describes Levites teaching the law across Judah—a parallel example to Nehemiah 8:7.
Deuteronomy 33:10 says Levites shall teach Israel's law—fulfilled by the Levites teaching in Nehemiah 8:7.
2 Chronicles 17:9 shows Levites teaching the Law under Jehoshaphat — the same role as here, where Levites help people understand the Law.
In 2 Chronicles 35:3, Levites are called 'those who taught all Israel' — the same teaching function seen here.