Berean Standard Bible
Nehemiah 13:4-9
4Now beforeH6440 thisH2088, EliashibH475 the priestH3548, a relativeH7138 of TobiahH2900, had been put in charge ofH5414 the storeroomsH3957 of the houseH1004 of our GodH430 5and had preparedH6213 for Tobiah a largeH1419 roomH3957 whereH8033H1961 they had previouslyH6440 storedH5414 the grain offeringsH4503, the frankincenseH3828, the temple articlesH3627, and the tithesH4643 of grainH1715, new wineH8492, and oilH3323 prescribedH4687 for the LevitesH3881, singersH7891, and gatekeepersH7778, along with the contributionsH8641 for the priestsH3548.
6While allH3605 thisH2088 was happeningH1961, I was notH3808 in JerusalemH3389, becauseH3588 I had returnedH935 toH413 ArtaxerxesH783 kingH4428 of BabylonH8941 in the thirty-secondH7970H8147 yearH8141 of his reignH4428. Some time laterH7093H3117 I obtained leaveH7592 fromH4480 the kingH4428 7to returnH935 to JerusalemH3389. Then I discoveredH995 the evilH7451 thatH834 EliashibH475 had doneH6213 on behalf of TobiahH2900 by providingH6213 him a roomH5393 in the courtsH2691 of the houseH1004 of GodH430.
8And I was greatlyH3966 displeasedH7489 and threwH7993 allH3605 of Tobiah’sH2900 householdH1004 goodsH3627 outH2351 ofH4480 the roomH3957. 9Then I orderedH559 that the roomsH3957 be purifiedH2891, and I had the articlesH3627 of the houseH1004 of GodH430 restoredH7725 to themH8033, along with the grain offeringsH4503 and frankincenseH3828.
Notes
- 1. Nehemiah 13:6 Artaxerxes king of Persia is identified here as the king of Babylon because Persia had conquered the Babylonian Empire. ↩
Commentaries on Nehemiah 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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