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Neh 5:17 — Moreover [there were] at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that [are] about us.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Moreover		He kept open house, and entertained all comers; besides having 150 Jews, who had their food constantly at his table, and at his expense.
at my table		2Sa 9:7,13; 1Ki 18:19
an hundred		Isa 32:8; Rom 12:13; 1Pe 4:9,10

Correlating Passages

at my table

	2Sa 9:7	And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
	2Sa 9:13	So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.
	1Ki 18:19	Now therefore send, [and] gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.

an hundred

	Isa 32:8	But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
	Rom 12:13	Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
	1Pe 4:9	Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
	1Pe 4:10	As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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Scott, Thomas. "Nehemiah 5:17," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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