Nehemiah 13:9

Nehemiah 13:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
• New International Version (NIV)I gave orders to purify the rooms, and then I put back into them the equipment of the house of God, with the grain offerings and the incense.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I commanded them to cleanse the rooms; and I brought back into them the articles of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then I demanded that the rooms be purified, and I brought back the articles for God’s Temple, the grain offerings, and the frankincense.

Context of Nehemiah 13:9

7and came to Jerusalem, and I then discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. 8And I was very angry, and I threw all the household furniture of Tobiah out of the chamber. Then I gave orders, and they cleansed the chambers, and I brought back there the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense. 10I also found out that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had fled each to his field. 11So I confronted the officials and said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" And I gathered them together and set them in their stations.

Nehemiah 13:9 word by word

וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה וַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּ הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹת וָאָשִׁ֣יבָה שָּׁ֗ם כְּלֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֖ה וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I commandedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• and they cleansedטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
• the chambersלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
• and thither brought I againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• the vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• with the meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• and the frankincenseלְבֹנָהlebônâh lebônâh · frankincenseH3828

Cross-references for Nehemiah 13:9

• Nehemiah 12:45And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.
• 2 Chronicles 29:5and said to them, "Hear me, Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the Holy Place.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 13:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The chambers - The “great chamber” assigned to Tobiah Nehemiah 13:5 contained, it would seem, more than one apartment.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9I was greatly displeased...I ordered: When people rejected God's instructions, Nehemiah spoke up. Everything related to the temple had to be purified and dedicated to God. This included: The clothes that the priests and Levites wore (Exodus 29) The priests themselves (Leviticus 8–9) The temple building and altars (Leviticus 16:15–33) All the holy items (1 Chronicles 23:28) They were all purified (compare 2 Chronicles 29:5, 15–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96-9. But in all this was not I at Jerusalem--Eliashib (concluding that, as Nehemiah had departed from Jerusalem, and, on the expiry of his allotted term of absence, had resigned his government, he had gone not to return) began to use great liberties, and, there being none left whose authority or frown he dreaded, allowed himself to do things most unworthy of his sacred office, and which, though in unison with his own irreligious character, he would not…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 13:9

• Eliashib
• Minister, Christian
• Priest
• Tobiah
• Treasure-Houses
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• House of God
• Meat Offering
• Contend
• Outlandish
• Testify
• Understand
• Frankincense
• Priest, High

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