Nehemiah 13:9

9 Then I told them to cleanse the rooms, and I put back in there the utensils from God's temple, the offerings, and the incense.

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 I went to Jerusalem and discovered the evil thing Eliashib had done by providing Tobiah with a room in God's temple.

8 I was furious. So I threw all of Tobiah's household goods out of the room.

9 Then I told them to cleanse the rooms, and I put back in there the utensils from God's temple, the offerings, and the incense.

10 I learned that the Levites had not been given their portions. So each of the Levites and singers, who conducted the worship [in the temple], had left for their own fields.

11 I reprimanded the leaders. "Why is God's temple being neglected?" I asked. So I brought the Levites back together and put them back in their places of service.