Nehemiah 13:4

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;

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  • Neh 12:44 : 44 At that time some were appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions required by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who ministered.
  • Neh 13:28 : 28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite; therefore, I drove him from me.
  • Neh 2:10 : 10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
  • Neh 6:17-18 : 17 Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them. 18 For many in Judah were sworn to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shechaniah the son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
  • Neh 12:10 : 10 And Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim also fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada,

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  • Neh 13:5-9
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    5and he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, as well as the offerings for the priests.

    6But all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I had come to the king. After some time, I obtained leave from the king,

    7and I came to Jerusalem and discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God.

    8This upset me very much; so I threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.

    9Then I gave orders, and they cleansed the rooms; and I brought back into them the vessels of the house of God, along with the grain offerings and the frankincense.

  • Neh 13:27-30
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    73%

    27Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, transgressing against our God by marrying pagan women?

    28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite; therefore, I drove him from me.

    29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

    30Thus I cleansed them of everything foreign, and I assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,

  • Neh 6:17
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    17Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them.

  • Neh 3:1
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    1Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it and set up its doors; even to the tower of Meah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananeel.

  • Ezra 4:1-2
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    1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to the LORD God of Israel,

    2Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said to them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.

  • Neh 12:22-23
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    22The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers, as well as the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

    23The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, up until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

  • Neh 11:16
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    16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.

  • Neh 13:13-14
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    13And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites; and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, for they were considered trustworthy, and their task was to distribute to their brethren.

    14Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for its services.

  • Neh 12:26
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    26These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

  • Neh 4:3-4
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    70%

    3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even what they build, if a fox goes up, he will break down their stone wall.

    4Hear, O our God; for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them as prey in a land of captivity:

  • Neh 6:19
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    19Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to frighten me.

  • Neh 6:12-14
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    12And, indeed, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

    13Therefore he was hired, that I should be afraid, and act that way, and sin, so they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

    14My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, who would have made me afraid.

  • Ezra 8:24
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    24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

  • 1 Chr 9:26
    69%

    26For these Levites, the four chief gatekeepers, had been appointed over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

  • Neh 2:10
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    10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

  • Ezra 2:63
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    63And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things until there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

  • Neh 6:1
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    1Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and there was no gap in it; (though at that time I had not set up the doors on the gates;)

  • Ezra 5:3
    69%

    3At the same time, Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, came to them and said, Who has commanded you to build this house and to finish this wall?

  • 1 Chr 24:12
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    12The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

  • Neh 12:10
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    10And Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim also fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada,

  • Neh 3:20
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    20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another section, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

  • Neh 4:7
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    7But it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were repaired, and the breaches began to be stopped, they were very angry,

  • Neh 7:65
    68%

    65And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim.

  • Neh 13:11
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    11So I contended with the rulers, and said, Why has the house of God been forsaken? And I gathered them together and placed them in their stations.

  • Ezra 8:33
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    33Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

  • Neh 7:1
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    1Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and the Levites were appointed,

  • Ezra 7:24
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    24Also we certify you, that concerning any of the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.

  • Ezek 40:45
    68%

    45Then he said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.

  • Neh 12:44
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    44At that time some were appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions required by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who ministered.

  • 1 Chr 9:11
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    11And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God.

  • Ezra 6:7
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    7Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

  • Ezra 10:36
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    36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
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    6To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.

  • Ezra 3:8
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    8Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to oversee the work of the house of the LORD.

  • Neh 10:38
    67%

    38And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

  • Neh 11:11
    67%

    11Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.

  • Neh 13:22
    67%

    22And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and come and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy.