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Nehemiah 13:9

World English Bible

Then I commanded, and they cleansed the rooms. I brought into them the vessels of God’s house, with the meal offerings and the frankincense again.

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Nehemiah 13:9 in other translations

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.

Nehemiah 13:9 · American Standard Version

Nehemiah 13:9 in context

  1. 7and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a room in the courts of God’s house.
  2. 8It grieved me severely. Therefore I threw all Tobiah’s household stuff out of the room.
  3. 9Then I commanded, and they cleansed the rooms. I brought into them the vessels of God’s house, with the meal offerings and the frankincense again.
  4. 10I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had each fled to his field.
  5. 11Then I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is God’s house forsaken?” I gathered them together, and set them in their place.