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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Nehemiah 13:9

7I went to Jerusalem and discovered the evil thing Eliashib had done by providing Tobiah with a room in God’s temple. 8I was furious. So I threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room. Then I told them to cleanse the rooms, and I put back in there the utensils from God’s temple, the offerings, and the incense. 10I learned that the Levites had not been given their portions. So each of the Levites and singers, who conducted the worship ⌞in the temple⌟, had left for their own fields. 11I reprimanded the leaders. “Why is God’s temple being neglected?” I asked. So I brought the Levites back together and put them back in their places of service.

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 12:45They were doing what their God required, what needed to be done for cleansing. The singers and the gatekeepers did what David and his son Solomon had ordered them to do.
• 2 Chronicles 29:5He said to them, “Listen to me, Levites. Perform the ceremonies to make the temple of the Lord God of your ancestors holy. Remove anything that has been corrupted 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