Nehemiah 13:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 13:4

2 because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but ^ahired Balaam against them to curse them. ^bHowever, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

3 So it was, when they had heard the Law, ^athat they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.

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4 Now before this, ^aEliashib the priest, having authority over the storerooms of the house of our God, was allied with ^bTobiah.

5 And he had prepared for him a large room, ^awhere previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, ^bwhich were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests.

6 But during all this I was not in Jerusalem, ^afor in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Then after certain days I obtained leave from the king,

7 and I came to Jerusalem and discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in ^apreparing a room for him in the courts of the¹ house of God.

8 And it grieved me bitterly; therefore I threw all the household goods of Tobiah out of the room.

9 Then I commanded them to ^acleanse the rooms; and I brought back into them the articles of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.

10 I also realized that the portions for the Levites had ^anot been given them; for each of the Levites and the singers who did the work had gone back to ^bhis field.

Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 13:4

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American Standard Version
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,

Amplified® Bible
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and was related [by marriage] to Tobiah [our adversary],

Contemporary English Version
The priest Eliashib was a relative of Tobiah and had earlier been put in charge of the temple storerooms.

Darby English Version
And before this, Eliashib the priest, who had the oversight of the chambers of the house of our God, a kinsman of Tobijah,

Good News Bible
The priest Eliashib, who was in charge of the Temple storerooms, had for a long time been on good terms with Tobiah.

King James Version
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:

New American Standard Bible
Now prior to this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being related to Tobiah,

New International Version
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,

New King James Version
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, having authority over the storerooms of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now prior to this, Eliashib the priest, who had received appointment over the chambers of the house of our God, having kinship to Tobiah,

Revised Standard Version
Now before this, Eli'ashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and who was connected with Tobi'ah,

Young's Literal Translation
And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, `is' a relation of Tobiah,

New English Translation
But prior to this time, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been appointed over the storerooms¹ of the temple of our God.

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