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Nehemiah 13:10 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 13 · verse 10
And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.Nehemiah 13:10 · King James Version
Nehemiah 13:10 in context
8And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of 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.
10And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
11Then 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.
12Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- perceivedyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- portionsmᵉnâthan allotmentH4521 →
- LevitesLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of LeviH3881 →
- singersshîyrto singH7891 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- workmᵉlâʼkâhproperly, deputyshipH4399 →
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Here is another grievance redressed by Nehemiah. I. The Levites had been wronged. This was the grievance: their portions had not been given them, Neh 13:10. Perhaps Tobiah, when he took possession of the store-chambers, seized the stores too, and, by the connivance of Eliashib, converted them to his own use.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-14