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Nehemiah 13:9

Then I said that the rooms must be made clean, and put back the things of the house of God with the grain gifts and the special perfume.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Eliashib;   Minister, Christian;   Priest;   Tobiah;   Treasure-Houses;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Awakenings and Religious Reforms;   Reforms, Religious;   Religious;   Temple;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eliashib;   Marriage;   Tobiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Samaria, samaritans;   Temple;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Tobiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Eliashib;   Nehemiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Nehemiah, Book of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Nehemiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Frankincense;   Priest, High;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Frankincense;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored there, along with the grain offering and frankincense.
Hebrew Names Version
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and there brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense.
King James Version
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
English Standard Version
Then I gave orders, and they cleansed the chambers, and I brought back there the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.
New Century Version
I ordered the rooms to be purified, and I brought back the utensils for God's Temple, the grain offerings, and the incense.
New English Translation
Then I gave instructions that the storerooms should be purified, and I brought back the equipment of the temple of God, along with the grain offering and the incense.
Amplified Bible
Then I gave an order, and they cleaned the rooms; and I put back there the utensils of the house of God with the grain offerings and the frankincense.
New American Standard Bible
Then I gave an order, and they cleansed the rooms; and I returned the utensils of the house of God there with the grain offering and the frankincense.
World English Bible
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and there brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I commanded them to clense ye chambers: and thither brought I againe the vessels of the house of God with the meate offring and the incense.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then I said the word, and they cleansed the chambers; and I returned there the utensils of the house of God with the grain offerings and the frankincense.
Berean Standard Bible
Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and incense.
Contemporary English Version
Then I ordered the room to be cleaned and the temple utensils, the grain offerings, and the incense to be brought back into the room.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then, at my order, they cleansed the rooms; and I brought back the equipment of the house of God, the grain offerings and frankincense.
Darby Translation
And I commanded, and they purified the chambers; and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, the oblation and the frankincense.
Easy-to-Read Version
I gave commands for the rooms to be made pure and clean. Then I put the Temple dishes and things, the grain offerings, and the incense back into the rooms.
George Lamsa Translation
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the court; and I brought back thither the vessels of the house of the LORD, with the meal offerings and the frankincense.
Good News Translation
I gave orders for the rooms to be ritually purified and for the Temple equipment, grain offerings, and incense to be put back.
Lexham English Bible
And I spoke in order, and they cleansed the chambers. Then I returned the objects of the house of God—the grain offering and the frankincense.
Literal Translation
Then I commanded, and they purified the rooms. And I returned there the vessels of the house of God, with the food offering and the frankincense.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and commauded them to clense the chest. And thither broughte I agayne the vessels of the house of God, the meatofferynge and the incense.
American Standard Version
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense.
Bible in Basic English
Then I gave orders, and they made the rooms clean: and I put back in them the vessels of the house of God, with the meal offerings and the perfume.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And commaunded them to clense the chambers, and thyther brought I againe the vessels of the house of God, with the meate offring, and the incense.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers; and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense.
King James Version (1611)
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers, and thither brought I againe the vessels of the house of God, with the meate offering, and the frankincense.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I gave orders, and they purified the treasuries: and I restored thither the vessels of the house of God, and the offerings, and the frankincense.
English Revised Version
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal offerings and the frankincense.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y comaundide, and thei clensiden the tresories; and Y brouyte ayen there the vessels of Goddis hous, sacrifice, and encence.
Update Bible Version
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and there I brought again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither I brought again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat-offering and the frankincense.
New King James Version
Then I commanded them to cleanse the rooms; and I brought back into them the articles of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.
New Living Translation
Then I demanded that the rooms be purified, and I brought back the articles for God's Temple, the grain offerings, and the frankincense.
New Revised Standard
Then I gave orders and they cleansed the chambers, and I brought back the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then commanded I, and they purified the chambers, - and I put back there, the utensils of the house of God, the meal-offering and the frankincense.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I commanded and they cleansed again the vessels of the house of God, the sacrifice, and the frankincense.
Revised Standard Version
Then I gave orders and they cleansed the chambers; and I brought back thither the vessels of the house of God, with the cereal offering and the frankincense.
Young's Literal Translation
and I speak, and they cleanse the chambers, and I bring back thither the vessels of the house of God with the present and the frankincense.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then I gave an order and they cleansed the rooms; and I returned there the utensils of the house of God with the grain offerings and the frankincense.

Contextual Overview

1 On that day they read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And there was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever gather together to worship with the people of God. 2 It was because they did not meet the sons of Israel with food and water, but paid Balaam to curse them. Yet our God turned the curse into good. 3 When the people heard the Law, they kept out all those of other nations from Israel. 4 Before this, Eliashib the religious leader, who watched over the store-rooms of the house of our God, being close to Tobiah, 5 made a room for him. They had before used the room to store the grain gifts, special perfume, dishes, and the tenth part of grain, wine and oil to be given to the Levites, the singers and the gate-keepers, and the gifts for the religious leaders. 6 But during all this time I was not in Jerusalem. For in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I had gone to the king. Then after some time, I asked the king to let me go, 7 and came to Jerusalem. I learned about the sinful thing Eliashib had done for Tobiah, by giving a room for him in the house of God. 8 I was very angry, and threw all the things of Tobiah's house out of the room. 9 Then I said that the rooms must be made clean, and put back the things of the house of God with the grain gifts and the special perfume.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they cleansed: Nehemiah 12:45, 2 Chronicles 29:5, 2 Chronicles 29:15-19

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 23:28 - for the service 2 Chronicles 14:4 - commanded Nehemiah 10:37 - to the chambers Jeremiah 35:2 - into one Ezekiel 40:29 - the little

Cross-References

Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, "Let there be no fighting between you and me or between the men who take care of our animals, for we are brothers.
Genesis 13:12
Abram made his home in the land of Canaan. Lot made his home in the cities of the valley and moved his tents as far as Sodom,
Genesis 13:13
whose men were sinful, sinning against the Lord.
Genesis 13:18
Then Abram moved his tent and came to live among the oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to the Lord.
Genesis 20:15
Abimelech said, "See, my land is in front of you. Make your home any place you want."
Genesis 34:10
May you live with us. And the land will be open to you. Live and trade in it, and buy land in it."
Psalms 120:7
I am for peace. But when I speak, they are for war.
Romans 12:18
As much as you can, live in peace with all men.
1 Corinthians 6:7
This shows you are wrong when you have to go to court against each other. Would it not be better to let someone do something against you that is wrong? Would it not be better to let them rob you?
Hebrews 12:14
Be at peace with all men. Live a holy life. No one will see the Lord without having that kind of life.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The chambers - The “great chamber” assigned to Tobiah Nehemiah 13:5 contained, it would seem, more than one apartment.


 
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