Nehemiah 13:5-12

5had prepared a large 1room for him, where previously they used to put the grain offerings, the frankincense, the utensils and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil 2prescribed for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the 3contributions for the priests. 6But during all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for in 4the thirty-second year of 5Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had come to the king. After some time, however, I requested a leave of absence from the king, 7and I came to Jerusalem and 6learned about the evil that Eliashib had committed for 7Tobiah, 8by preparing a 9room for him in the courtyards of the house of God. 8It was very displeasing to me, so I 10threw all of Tobiah’s household articles out of the room. 9Then I gave an order, and 11they cleansed the rooms; and I returned the utensils of the house of God there with the grain offering and the frankincense.

10I also 12discovered that 13the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, so the Levites and the singers who performed the service had 14gone away, 15each to his own field. 11So I 1617reprimanded the officials and said, “18Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered them together and stationed them at their posts. 12All Judah then brought 19the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses.