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Nehemiah 13

Nehemiah 13:9

The Temple Cleansed · Nehemiah 13:4–9
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Translations

Modern
Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And I spoke, and they cleansed the rooms, and I returned there the articles of the house of God, with the offering and the frankincense.
Latin
…præcepique et emundaverunt gazophylacia: et retuli ibi vasa domus Dei, sacrificium, et thus.

Original

Hebrew
English
Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense.

Notes

Nehemiah 13:8–9

  • I 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:

    They were all purified (compare 2 Chronicles 29:5, 15–19).

Nehemiah 13:4–14

Eliashib the priest (see Nehemiah 12:10, 22; 13:28) had stopped excluding the Ammonites and Moabites (13:1). The people also stopped giving their tithes to the Levites (Nehemiah 13:10–12). Nehemiah corrected these issues.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah Dealing with Conflict

Glossary

Book of Nehemiah Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Eliashib Frankincense Incense Malachi, Book of Moab, Moabites Nehemiah (Person) Tobiah

Topics

Christian Minister: Priests and Levites Eliashib: High Priest Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning of the Captivity Religious Zeal: Nehemiah Tobiah: An Enemy of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah: Allies Himself with Eliashib, the Priest Treasure-Houses: Chambers Provided in the Temple for Various Kinds of offerings