Nehemiah 13:9

9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers; and thither I brought back the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.

Nehemiah 13:9 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 13:9

Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers
By which it appears there were more than one, or that several were thrown into one; which was done not only by washing them, but as this was a ceremonial uncleanness, contracted by the habitation of an Heathen in them, their purification might be by the water of separation, ( Numbers 19:9 )

and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the
meat offering and the frankincense;
replaced them where they were before.

Nehemiah 13:9 In-Context

7 And I came to Jerusalem and learned of the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

8 And it grieved me sore; therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.

9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers; and thither I brought back the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.

10 And I perceived that the portions for the Levites had not been given them; for the Levites and the singers who did the work had fled every one to his field.

11 Then I contended with the rulers and said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.