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Nehemiah 13:7 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 13 · verse 7
And 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.Nehemiah 13:7 · King James Version
Nehemiah 13:7 in context
5And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
6But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
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 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- understoodbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- preparingʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- EliashibʼElyâshîybEljashib, the name of six IsraelitesH475 →
- chambernishkâha cellH5393 →
- TobiahṬôwbîyâhTobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one SamaritanH2900 →
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It was the honour of Israel, and the greatest preservation of their holiness, that they were a peculiar people, and were so to keep themselves, and not to mingle with the nations, nor suffer any of them to incorporate with them. Now here we have, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9