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Nehemiah 13:19-22

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19 1It came about that just as it grew dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and that they should not open them until after the sabbath. Then I stationed some of my servants at the gates so that no load would enter on the sabbath day.
20 Once or twice the traders and merchants of every kind of merchandise spent the night outside * Jerusalem.
21 Then 2I warned them and said to them, "Why do you spend the night in front of the wall? If you do so again, I will use force against you." From that time on they did not come on the sabbath.
22 And I commanded the Levites that 3they should purify themselves and come as gatekeepers * to sanctify the sabbath day. For this also 4remember me, O my God, and have compassion on me according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness.
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Nehemiah 13:19-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 13

This chapter relates the reformation of various abuses crept in among the Jews by Nehemiah, who removed the Moabites and Ammonites, mixed with them, Ne 13:1-3, threw the household goods of Tobiah out of a chamber of the temple, and restored it to its former use, Ne 13:4-9, took care that the Levites had their portion given them which had been kept from them, Ne 13:10-14 prevented the profanation of the sabbath by selling goods on that day, Ne 13:15-22, and put a stop to the marrying of strange wives, which had prevailed again among them, Ne 13:23-31.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 4

  • 1. Leviticus 23:32
  • 2. Nehemiah 13:15
  • 3. 1 Chronicles 15:12; Nehemiah 12:30
  • 4. Nehemiah 13:14, 31

Footnotes 3

  • [a] Lit "and commanded"
  • [b] Lit "witnessed against"
  • [c] Lit "send a hand against"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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