Nehemiah 13:4-5

4 Now before this, ¹Eliashib the priest, who ²was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and who was related to ³Tobiah,

5 prepared for Tobiah a large chamber where they had previously put the grain offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, ⁴which were given by commandment to the Levites, singers, and 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. ver. 28; Nehemiah 3:1
• 2. [Nehemiah 12:44]
• 3. Nehemiah 2:10
• 4. Numbers 18:21, 24