strkjv@Nehemiah:13:1
@ On that
day
they
read
in the
book
of
Moses
in the
audience
of the
people
; and therein was
found
written
, that the
Ammonite
and the
Moabite
should not
come
into the
congregation
of
God
for
ever
;
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:2
@ Because they
met
not the
children
of
Israel
with
bread
and with
water
, but
hired
Balaam
against them, that he should
curse
them: howbeit our
God
turned
the
curse
into a
blessing
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:3
@ Now it came to pass, when they had
heard
the
law
, that they
separated
from
Israel
all the mixed
multitude
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:4
@ And
before
this,
Eliashib
the
priest
, having the
oversight
of the
chamber
of the
house
of our
God
, was
allied
unto
Tobiah
:
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:5
@ And he had
prepared
for him a
great
chamber
, where
aforetime
they
laid
the meat
offerings
, the
frankincense
, and the
vessels
, and the
tithes
of the
corn
, the new
wine
, and the
oil
, which was
commanded
to be given to the
Levites
, and the
singers
, and the
porters
; and the
offerings
of the
priests
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:6
@ But in all this time was not I at
Jerusalem
: for in the
two
and
thirtieth
year
of
Artaxerxes
king
of
Babylon
came
I unto the
king
, and
after
certain
days
obtained I
leave
of the
king
:
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:7
@ And I
came
to
Jerusalem
, and
understood
of the
evil
that
Eliashib
did
for
Tobiah
, in
preparing
him a
chamber
in the
courts
of the
house
of
God
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:8
@ And it
grieved
me
sore
m@: therefore I cast
forth
all the
household
stuff
of
Tobiah
out
of
the
chamber
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:9
@ 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
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:10
@ And I
perceived
that the
portions
of the
Levites
had not been
given
them: for the
Levites
and the
singers
, that
did
the
work
m@, were
fled
every
one
to his
field
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:11
@ 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
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:12
@ Then
brought
all
Judah
the
tithe
of the
corn
and the new
wine
and the
oil
unto the
treasuries
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:13
@ And 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 office was to
distribute
unto their
brethren
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:14
@
Remember
me, O my
God
, concerning this, and wipe not
out
my
good
deeds that I have
done
for the
house
of my
God
, and for the
offices
thereof.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:15
@ In those
days
saw
I in
Judah
some
treading
wine
presses
on the
sabbath
, and bringing
in
sheaves
, and
lading
asses
; as also
wine
,
grapes
, and
figs
t@, and all manner of
burdens
, which they
brought
into
Jerusalem
on the
sabbath
day
: and I
testified
against them in the
day
wherein they
sold
victuals
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:16
@ There
dwelt
men of
Tyre
also therein, which
brought
fish
, and all manner of
ware
, and
sold
on the
sabbath
unto the
children
of
Judah
, and in
Jerusalem
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:17
@ Then I
contended
with the
nobles
of
Judah
, and
said
unto them, What
evil
thing
is this that ye
do
, and
profane
the
sabbath
day
?
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:18
@
Did
not your
fathers
thus, and
did
not our
God
bring
all this
evil
upon us, and upon this
city
? yet ye
bring
more
wrath
upon
Israel
by
profaning
the
sabbath
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:19
@ And it came to pass, that when the
gates
of
Jerusalem
began to be
dark
before
the
sabbath
, I
commanded
that the
gates
should be
shut
, and
charged
that they should not be
opened
till
after
the
sabbath
: and some of my
servants
set
I at the
gates
, that there should no
burden
be brought
in
on the
sabbath
day
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:20
@ So the
merchants
and
sellers
of all kind of
ware
lodged
without
Jerusalem
once
or
twice
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:21
@ Then I
testified
against them, and
said
unto them, Why
lodge
ye
about
the
wall
? if ye do so
again
, I will
lay
hands
on you. From that
time
forth
came
they no more on the
sabbath
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:22
@ And I
commanded
the
Levites
that they should
cleanse
themselves, and that they should
come
and
keep
the
gates
, to
sanctify
the
sabbath
day
.
Remember
me, O my
God
, concerning this also, and
spare
me according to the
greatness
of thy
mercy
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:23
@ In those
days
also
saw
I
Jews
that had
married
wives
of
Ashdod
, of
Ammon
, and of
Moab
:
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:24
@ And their
children
spake
half
in the speech of
Ashdod
, and
could
not
speak
in the Jews
language
, but according to the
language
of
each
people
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:25
@ And I
contended
with them, and
cursed
them, and
smote
certain
of them, and plucked off their
hair
, and made them
swear
by
God
, saying, Ye shall not
give
your
daughters
unto their
sons
, nor
take
their
daughters
unto your
sons
, or for yourselves.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:26
@ Did not
Solomon
king
of
Israel
sin
by these things? yet among
many
nations
was there no
king
like him, who was
beloved
of his
God
, and
God
made
him
king
over all
Israel
: nevertheless even
him
did
outlandish
women
cause to
sin
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:27
@ Shall we then
hearken
unto you to
do
all this
great
evil
, to
transgress
against our
God
in
marrying
strange
wives
?
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:28
@ And one of the
sons
of
Joiada
, the
son
of
Eliashib
the
high
priest
, was son in
law
to
Sanballat
the
Horonite
: therefore I
chased
him from me.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:29
@
Remember
them, O my
God
, because they have
defiled
the
priesthood
, and the
covenant
of the
priesthood
, and of the
Levites
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:30
@ Thus
cleansed
I them from all
strangers
, and
appointed
the
wards
of the
priests
and the
Levites
, every
one
in his
business
m@;
strkjv@Nehemiah:13:31
@ And for the
wood
offering
, at
times
appointed
, and for the
firstfruits
.
Remember
me, O my
God
, for
good
.
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