Nehemiah 13:7-9

King James Version

⁷And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

⁸And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff to Tobiah out of the chamber.

⁹Then 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.

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Nehemiah 13:7-9

New King James Version

⁷and I came to Jerusalem and discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in ^(A)preparing a room for him in the courts of the ^[a]house of God. ⁸And it grieved me bitterly; therefore I threw all the household goods of Tobiah out of the room. ⁹Then I commanded them to ^(B)cleanse the rooms; and I brought back into them the articles of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.

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Footnotes

Nehemiah 13:7 Temple

Nehemiah 13:7-9

New American Standard Bible

⁷and I came to Jerusalem and ^[a]learned about the evil that Eliashib had committed for ^[b]Tobiah, ^(A)by preparing a ^[c]room for him in the courtyards of the house of God. ⁸It was very displeasing to me, so I ^(B)threw all of Tobiah’s household articles out of the room. ⁹Then I gave an order, and ^(C)they cleansed the rooms; and I returned the utensils of the house of God there with the grain offering and the frankincense.

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Footnotes

Nehemiah 13:7 Or understood
Nehemiah 13:7 An Ammonite, banned from the temple
Nehemiah 13:7 Or chamber, and so in vv 8, 9

Nehemiah 13:7-9

New International Version

⁷and came back to Jerusalem. Here I learned about the evil thing Eliashib^(A) had done in providing Tobiah^(B) a room in the courts of the house of God. ⁸I was greatly displeased and threw all Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.^(C) ⁹I gave orders to purify the rooms,^(D) and then I put back into them the equipment of the house of God, with the grain offerings and the incense.^(E)

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Nehemiah 13:7-9

English Standard Version

⁷and came to Jerusalem, and I then discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, ^(A)preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. ⁸And I was very angry, and I threw all the household furniture of Tobiah out of the chamber. ⁹Then I gave orders, and they ^(B)cleansed the chambers, and I brought back there the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.

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