Nehemiah 13:4-5

Tobiah Expelled and the Temple Cleansed

4 Now prior to this, Eliashib the priest, ¹who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being related to ²Tobiah,

5 had prepared a large room for him, where formerly they put the grain offerings, the frankincense, the utensils and the tithes of grain, wine and oil ³prescribed for the Levites, the singers and the gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.

Nehemiah 13:4-5 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.

Cross References

• 1. Nehemiah 12:44
• 2. Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 6:1, 17, 18
• 3. Numbers 18:21

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "close to"
• [b]. Or "chamber"
• [c]. Lit "heave offerings"