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Nehemiah 13:11

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Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

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Nehemiah 13:11 in other translations

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is God’s house forsaken?” I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

Nehemiah 13:11 · World English Bible

Nehemiah 13:11 in context

  1. 9Then 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.
  2. 10And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
  3. 11Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
  4. 12Then brought all Judah the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
  5. 13And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute unto their brethren.