Nehemiah 13:8

8 And it appeared very evil to me: so I cast forth all the furniture of the house of Tobias from the treasury.

Nehemiah 13:8 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 13:8

And it grieved me sore
That such a sacred place should be converted to common use, and to that of an Heathen, and of an enemy to the Jews and their religion:

therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the
chamber;
as being chief magistrate, and acting by commission under the king of Persia, and to regulate everything amiss, according to the Jewish laws, as well as those of the king, his power being, no doubt, as large as Ezra's, ( Ezra 7:25 Ezra 7:26 ) , by "household stuff" is meant what is movable in the house, as chairs, tables, vessels for dressing, caring, drinking there are various opinions about this with the ancients {e}.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Vid. Alex. ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 1. c. 19.

Nehemiah 13:8 In-Context

6 But in all this I was not in Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Arthasastha king of Babylon I came to the king, and after a certain time I made my request of the king;

7 and I came to Jerusalem, and I understood the mischief which Eliasib had done in the case of Tobias, in making for him a treasury in the court of the house of God.

8 And it appeared very evil to me: so I cast forth all the furniture of the house of Tobias from the treasury.

9 And I gave orders, and they purified the treasuries: and I restored thither the vessels of the house of God, the offerings, and the frankincense.

10 And I understood that the portion of the Levites had not been given: and they had fled every one to his field, the Levites and the singers doing the work.