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Nehemiah 13:11
11Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of 1God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.
Nehemiah 13:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
- New International Version (NIV)So I rebuked the officials and asked them, “Why is the house of God neglected?” Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So I confronted the officials and said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" And I gathered them together and set them in their stations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their place.
Context of Nehemiah 13:11
9And I commanded, and they purified the chambers; and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, the oblation and the frankincense. 10And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given, and that the Levites and the singers that did the work had fled every one to his field. Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place. 12And all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil into the storehouses. 13And I made storekeepers over the storehouses: Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and subordinate to them, Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were esteemed faithful, and their office was to distribute to their brethren.
Read all of Nehemiah 13Nehemiah 13:11 word by word
וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ אֶת־הַסְּגָנִ֔ים וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה מַדּ֖וּעַ נֶעֱזַ֣ב בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔ם וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖ם עַל־עָמְדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Nehemiah 13:11
- Nehemiah 13:17And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?
- Nehemiah 5:6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
- Job 31:34Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door, ...
- Proverbs 28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.
- Nehemiah 10:39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine and the oil, into the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the doorkeepers and the singers. And we will not forsake the house of our God.
- 1 Samuel 2:17And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.
- Malachi 3:8Will a man rob God? But ye rob me. And ye say, Wherein do we rob thee? [In] tithes and heave-offerings.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 13:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Why is the house of God forsaken? - They had all solemnly promised, Nehemiah 10:39, that they would never forsake the house of their God; but, alas, how soon is this forgotten! Nehemiah used their own words here by way of reproof.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11I gathered them together - Nehemiah gathered the Levites from their lands, and reinstated them in their set offices.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-14Verses 10-14 If a sacred character will not keep men from setting an evil example, it must not shelter any one from deserved blame and punishment. The Levites had been wronged; their portions had not been given them. They were gone to get livelihoods for themselves and their families, for their profession would not maintain them. A maintenance not sufficient, makes a poor ministry. The work is neglected, because the workmen are. Nehemiah laid the fault…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12Because Tobiah used the storeroom, there was no space to store tithes for feeding the Levites and temple singers (Numbers 18:21–24; see Nehemiah 12:44, 47). They had to farm outside Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:28–29) to support themselves and could not serve in the temple.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1410-13. And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them--The people, disgusted with the malversations of Eliashib, or the lax and irregular performance of the sacred rites, withheld the tithes, so that the ministers of religion were compelled for their livelihood to withdraw to their patrimonial possessions in the country. The temple services had ceased; all religious duties had fallen into neglect. The money put into the sacred…Read the comment
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- 1. Nehemiah 13:11 13.11 Elohim ↩
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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