Nehemiah 13:4
Before this occurred, Eliashib the priest, who had been assigned to the chambers of the house of our God, was closely associated with Tobiah.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
KJV1611 – Modern English
Before this, Eliashib the priest, who was in charge of the chambers of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah;
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Now before{H6440} this, Eliashib{H475} the priest,{H3548} who was appointed{H5414} over the chambers{H3957} of the house{H1004} of our God,{H430} being allied{H7138} unto Tobiah,{H2900}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And before{H6440} this, Eliashib{H475} the priest{H3548}, having the oversight{H5414}{(H8803)} of the chamber{H3957} of the house{H1004} of our God{H430}, was allied{H7138} unto Tobiah{H2900}:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And before this had the prest Eliasib delyuered the chest of ye house of oure God vnto his kynsman Tobia:
Geneva Bible (1560)
And before this had the Priest Eliashib the ouersight of the chamber of the house of our God, being kinsman to Tobiah:
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And before this had the priest Eliasib the ouersight of the treasurie of the house of our God, and he was kynsman vnto Tobia,
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, [was] allied unto Tobiah:
Webster's Bible (1833)
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, `is' a relation of Tobiah,
American Standard Version (1901)
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,
American Standard Version (1901)
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God, being a friend of Tobiah,
World English Bible (2000)
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the rooms of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
But prior to this time, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been appointed over the storerooms of the temple of our God.
Referenced Verses
- Neh 12:44 : 44 On that day, men were appointed to oversee the storerooms for contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. They gathered the portions assigned for the priests and Levites from the fields around the towns, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who stood in service.
- Neh 13:28 : 28 Even one of the sons of Joiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, so I drove him away from me.
- Neh 2:10 : 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply displeased that someone had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.
- Neh 6:17-18 : 17 Also in those days, the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah were coming to them. 18 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
- Neh 12:10 : 10 Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Neh 13:5-95 verses83%
5 He had provided Tobiah with a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, incense, temple articles, tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were prescribed for the Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.
6 While all of this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Some time later, I asked the king for permission to leave.
7 I returned to Jerusalem and understood the evil thing that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
8 I was greatly displeased, and I threw all of Tobiah’s household belongings out of the room.
9 Then I ordered the rooms to be purified, and I brought back the articles of the house of God, along with the grain offerings and the incense.
- Neh 13:27-304 verses73%
27 Must we then hear about you committing all this terrible evil, acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?
28 Even one of the sons of Joiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, so I drove him away from me.
29 Remember them, my God, for defiling the priesthood and breaking the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
30 Thus I purified them from everything foreign and assigned duties to the priests and Levites, each to his task.
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17 Also in those days, the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah were coming to them.
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1 Then Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests arose and built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set up its doors, and they consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel.
- Ezra 4:1-22 verses71%
1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,
2 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families and said to them, "Let us build with you, for we, like you, seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the days of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, who brought us here."
- Neh 12:22-232 verses71%
22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as heads of families, and so were the priests, during the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 The descendants of Levi, the heads of families, were recorded in the book of the annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
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16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the house of God.
- Neh 13:13-142 verses71%
13 I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and as their assistant, Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing to their kinsmen.
14 Remember me, my God, for this, and do not erase the good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and its services.
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26 These were in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest, the scribe.
- Neh 4:3-42 verses70%
3 So we prayed to our God and set a guard against them day and night because of their threats.
4 Then Judah said, 'The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubble that we are unable to rebuild the wall.'
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19 Moreover, they kept reporting his good deeds to me and sharing my words with him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
- Neh 6:12-143 verses70%
12 I realized that God had not sent him, but he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
13 He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by acting this way. Then they could give me a bad name and discredit me.
14 Remember, my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these deeds of theirs, also Noadiah the prophetess and the rest of the prophets who were trying to intimidate me.
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24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers.
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26 For these four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the chambers and the treasuries of the house of God because of their faithfulness.
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10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply displeased that someone had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.
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63 The governor instructed them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest could consult the Urim and Thummim.
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1 When it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it (though at that time I had not yet set up the doors in the gates),
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3 At that time, Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and their companions came to them and said, 'Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and complete this structure?'
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12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
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10 Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada.
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20 After him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the corner to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
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7 So I stationed people in the lowest parts behind the wall, in the open areas, and I positioned them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
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65 The governor told them not to eat the most holy food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
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11 So I rebuked the officials and asked, "Why is the house of God neglected?" Then I gathered them together and stationed them at their posts.
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33 On the fourth day, the silver, gold, and vessels were weighed out in the house of our God into the care of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, along with Eleazar son of Phinehas. They were assisted by Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui, the Levites.
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1 When the wall was completed and I had set up the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
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24 Furthermore, we notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, tax, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, or other workers in this house of God.
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45 Then he said to me, 'This chamber, which faces south, is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.'
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44 On that day, men were appointed to oversee the storerooms for contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. They gathered the portions assigned for the priests and Levites from the fields around the towns, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who stood in service.
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11 Azariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, was the leader of the house of God.
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7 Leave the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.
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36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib.
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6 the carpenters, builders, and masons. It shall also be used to buy timber and quarried stone for repairing the house.
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8 In the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers—the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned from captivity to Jerusalem—began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years old and older to oversee the work on the house of the LORD.
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38 We will also bring the first of our dough, our contributions, the fruit of all our trees, our new wine, and oil to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God. Additionally, we will bring a tithe of our land to the Levites, for they collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.
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11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the leader in charge of the house of God.
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22 Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and to guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me also for this, my God, and show mercy to me according to your great love.