Nehemiah 13:4

Nehemiah 13:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
• New International Version (NIV)Before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God. He was closely associated with Tobiah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and who was related to Tobiah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now before this, Eliashib the priest, having authority over the storerooms of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah.

Context of Nehemiah 13:4

2for they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.) 3When they heard the law, they removed from Israel all who were of mixed ancestry. But prior to this time, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been appointed over the storerooms of the temple of our God. 5He made for himself a large storeroom where previously they had been keeping the grain offering, the incense, and the vessels, along with the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil as commanded for the Levites, the singers, the gate keepers, and the offering for the priests. 6During all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes of Babylon, I had gone back to the king. After some time I had requested leave of the king,

Nehemiah 13:4 word by word

וְלִפְנֵ֣י מִזֶּ֔ה אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן נָת֖וּן בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ קָר֖וֹב לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• this, Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב'elyâshîyb · EliashibH475
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• having the oversightנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• of the chamberלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• alliedקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• unto Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֫הוּţôbîyâh ţôbîyâhû · TobiahH2900

Cross-references for Nehemiah 13:4

• Nehemiah 13:7and I returned to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by supplying him with a storeroom in the courts of the temple of God.
• Nehemiah 12:10Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
• Nehemiah 12:44On that day men were appointed over the storerooms for the contributions, first fruits, and tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions prescribed by the law for the priests and the Levites, for the people of Judah took delight in the priests and Levites who were ministering.
• Nehemiah 13:28Now one of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. So I banished him from my sight.
• Nehemiah 6:17In those days the aristocrats of Judah repeatedly sent letters to Tobiah, and responses from Tobiah were repeatedly coming to them.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 13:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Eliashib the priest - Perhaps this was a different person from Eliashib the high priest; but there is no indubitable evidence that he was not the same. If he was high priest, he was very unfaithful to the high charge which he had received; and a reproach to the priesthood. He had married his grandson to Sanballat's daughter: this produced a connection with Tobiah, the fast friend of Sanballat; in whose favor he polluted the house of God, giving him one of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The relations of Eliashib, the high priest Nehemiah 3:1, with Tobiah and Sanballat will account for the absence of any reference to him either in 1 Kings 6:5-10. Allied - i. e, “connected by marriage.” Tobiah was married to a Jewess Nehemiah 6:18, who may have been a relation of Eliashib; and his son Johanan was married to another Nehemiah 6:18, of whom the same may be said.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Eliashib’s family married into the families of Sanballat (Nehemiah 13:28) and Tobiah. These men were enemies of the Jewish community (Nehemiah 2:10, 19; 4:1). Tobiah's use of the storeroom reduced space for storing tithes and gifts for temple workers (compare Nehemiah 10:39; 13:10–12; 2 Chronicles 31:11) and limited space for supplies needed for regular worship at the temple (Leviticus 2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. before this--The practice of these mixed marriages, in open neglect or violation of the law, had become so common, that even the pontifical house, which ought to have set a better example, was polluted by such an impure mixture. Eliashib the priest ... was allied unto Tobiah--This person was the high priest (Ne 13:28; also Ne 3:1), who, by virtue of his dignified office, had the superintendence and control of the apartments attached to the temple…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 13:4

• Eliashib
• Minister, Christian
• Priest
• Tobiah

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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