Nehemiah 13:11

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 Living Translation (NLT)I immediately confronted the leaders and demanded, “Why has the Temple of God been neglected?” Then I called all the Levites back again and restored them to their proper duties.

Context of Nehemiah 13:11

9Then 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. 10I also realized that the portions for the Levites had not been given them; for each of the Levites and the singers who did the work had gone back to his field. 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. 12Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse. 13And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouse Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were considered faithful, and their task was to distribute to their brethren.

Nehemiah 13:11 word by word

וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ אֶת־הַסְּגָנִ֔ים וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה מַדּ֖וּעַ נֶעֱזַ֣ב בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔ם וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖ם עַל־עָמְדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then contendedרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• I with the rulersסָגָןsâgân · rulerH5461
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Why is the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: neglectH5800
• And I gathered them togetherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• and setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• them in their placeעֹ֫מֶד‛ômed · postH5977

Cross-references for Nehemiah 13:11

• Nehemiah 13:17Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, by which you profane the Sabbath day?
• Nehemiah 5:6And I became very angry when I heard their outcry and these words.
• Job 31:34Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence And did not go out of the door—
• Proverbs 28:4Those who 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 offering of the grain, of the new wine and the oil, to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are, where the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and the singers are; and we will not neglect the house of our God.
• 1 Samuel 2:17Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
• Malachi 3:8“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and 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

Topics related to Nehemiah 13:11

• Church
• Levites
• Lukewarmness
• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• God
• House of God
• Contend
• Nehemiah
• Outlandish
• Testify
• Understand
• Law in the Old Testament
• Magistrate
• Ruler

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