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Here I learned about the evil thing Eliashib had done in providing Tobiah a room in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When I arrived back in Jerusalem, I learned about Eliashib’s evil deed in providing Tobiah with a room in the courtyards of the Temple of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and came to Jerusalem, and I then discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and I came to Jerusalem and discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and I came to Jerusalem and learned about the evil that Eliashib had committed for Tobiah, by preparing a room for him in the courtyards of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and I came to Jerusalem and learned about the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, by preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and I came to Jerusalem and learned about the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, by preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and I came to Jerusalem and discerned the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, by preparing a chamber for him in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and I came to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil [thing] that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by preparing a room for him in the courtyards of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so I could return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of God’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so I could return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of God&#8217s house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />to return to Jerusalem. Only then did I find out that Eliashib had done this terrible thing of letting Tobiah have a room in the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I went to Jerusalem and discovered the evil thing Eliashib had done by providing Tobiah with a room in God's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and returned to Jerusalem. There I was shocked to find that Eliashib had allowed Tobiah to use a room in the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />to return to Jerusalem. I learned of the evil thing that Eliashib had done for Tobiah in furnishing him with a room in the courts of the Temple of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and I returned to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by supplying him with a storeroom in the courts of the temple of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and 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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I come to Jerusalem, and understand concerning the evil that Eliashib has done for Tobiah, to make to him a chamber in the courts of the house of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I come in to Jerusalem, and understand concerning the evil that Eliashib hath done for Tobiah, to make to him a chamber in the courts of the house of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I shall come to Jerusalem, and I shall understand upon the evil which Eliashib did for Tobiah to prepare for him a cell in the enclosures of the house of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I came to Jerusalem, and I understood the evil that Eliasib had done for Tobias, to make him a storehouse in the courts of the house of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I went to Jerusalem, and I understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, such that he would make him a storeroom in the vestibules of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and returned to Jerusalem, where I discovered the evil thing that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in setting aside for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and returned to Jerusalem. I then discovered the wrong that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah, preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah in preparing for him a chamber in the court of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I came to Jerusalem and I inspected the evil that Elishab did for Tobia, for he made him a house in the court of LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and I came to Jerusalem, and I understood the mischief which Eliasib had done in the case of Tobias, in making for him a treasury in the court of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=3918" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/13.htm">The Temple Cleansed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wā·’ā·ḇō·w (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">to return</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: lî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">to Jerusalem.</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: wā·’ā·ḇî·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">Then I discovered</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: ḇā·rā·‘āh (Prep-b, Art:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/475.htm" title="475: ’el·yā·šîḇ (N-proper-ms) -- God restores, the name of several Isr. From 'el and shuwb; God will restore; Eljashib, the name of six Israelites.">Eliashib</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">had done</a> <a href="/hebrew/2900.htm" title="2900: lə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Towbiyahuw; from towb and Yahh; goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan.">on behalf of Tobiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">by providing</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5393.htm" title="5393: niš·kāh (N-fs) -- A chamber. For lishkah; a cell.">a room</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: bə·ḥaṣ·rê (Prep-b:: N-cpc) -- A yard, a hamlet.">in the courts</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-10.htm">Nehemiah 2:10</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-19.htm">Nehemiah 2:19</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-1.htm">Nehemiah 4:1-3</a></span><br />Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews / before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?” / Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/6-1.htm">Nehemiah 6:1-2</a></span><br />When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates— / Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/6-14.htm">Nehemiah 6:14</a></span><br />O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-2</a></span><br />After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">Ezra 10:18-19</a></span><br />Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. / They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a></span><br />Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3-4</a></span><br />No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation. / For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">2 Kings 23:7</a></span><br />He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">2 Chronicles 29:5</a></span><br />“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-16.htm">2 Chronicles 29:16</a></span><br />So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14</a></span><br />Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">understood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1</a></b></br> Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, <i>doing</i> according to their abominations, <i>even</i> of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/1-11.htm">1 Corinthians 1:11</a></b></br> For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them <i>which are of the house</i> of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.</p><p class="hdg">in preparing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Nehemiah 13:1,5</a></b></br> 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; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Lamentations 1:10</a></b></br> The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen <i>that</i> the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command <i>that</i> they should not enter into thy congregation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12,13</a></b></br> And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">Buildings</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-5.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-12.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-16.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/ezra/4-19.htm">Discovered</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Eliashib</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Eli'ashib</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-35.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-6.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-4.htm">Learned</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Making</a> <a href="/ezra/8-15.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-32.htm">Preparing</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-8.htm">Providing</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-32.htm">Room</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Tobiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Tobi'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-13.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-12.htm">Understood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/48-3.htm">Buildings</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/esther/8-1.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">Discovered</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-28.htm">Eliashib</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-28.htm">Eli'ashib</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/psalms/106-35.htm">Learned</a> <a href="/esther/9-18.htm">Making</a> <a href="/job/4-8.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Preparing</a> <a href="/daniel/4-21.htm">Providing</a> <a href="/esther/3-14.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm">Room</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm">Tobiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm">Tobi'ah</a> <a href="/job/6-24.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/esther/1-13.htm">Understood</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">He reforms the offices in the house of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">the violation of the Sabbath;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">and the marriages with the strange wives.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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After serving as governor and overseeing the rebuilding of the city's walls, he had returned to the Persian court. His journey back to Jerusalem highlights his commitment to the spiritual and physical restoration of the city. This return is reminiscent of other biblical figures who returned to places of significance, such as Moses returning to Egypt to lead the Israelites out of bondage. Jerusalem, as the center of Jewish worship and identity, holds a central place in biblical prophecy and eschatology, often symbolizing the future hope of God's people.<p><b>Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done</b><br>Eliashib, the high priest, was expected to uphold the sanctity of the temple and the laws of God. His actions, however, reveal a compromise with pagan influences, which was a recurring issue for Israel. This discovery by Nehemiah underscores the theme of vigilance against corruption and the need for reform. The term "evil" here is significant, as it denotes actions contrary to God's commands, echoing the warnings of the prophets against idolatry and unfaithfulness.<p><b>on behalf of Tobiah</b><br>Tobiah was an Ammonite official and a long-time adversary of Nehemiah. His presence in the temple precincts represents a direct violation of the law, which prohibited Ammonites and Moabites from entering the assembly of God (<a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3</a>). This alliance between Eliashib and Tobiah illustrates the dangers of forming unholy alliances and the influence of external enemies within the community of faith. Tobiah's involvement is a reminder of the persistent opposition faced by those seeking to follow God's will.<p><b>by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.</b><br>The courts of the house of God were meant for worship and the activities of the Levites and priests. By allowing Tobiah to occupy a room there, Eliashib desecrated the sacred space, compromising its intended purpose. This act of defilement is reminiscent of the desecration of the temple by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, as prophesied in Daniel, and foreshadows the cleansing of the temple by Jesus Christ. It serves as a powerful reminder of the need to maintain the holiness of places dedicated to God and the importance of spiritual purity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>A Jewish leader and cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, who returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the city's walls and reform the community.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliashib.htm">Eliashib</a></b><br>The high priest who was responsible for maintaining the sanctity of the temple but compromised by allowing Tobiah, an Ammonite, to use a room in the temple courts.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tobiah.htm">Tobiah</a></b><br>An Ammonite official and adversary of Nehemiah, who was given a room in the temple, contrary to the Law of Moses.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy city of the Jews, where the temple was located and where Nehemiah returned to enforce religious reforms.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The sacred place of worship for the Israelites, which was defiled by the presence of Tobiah, an outsider and enemy of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_sanctity_of_worship.htm">Guarding the Sanctity of Worship</a></b><br>Just as Nehemiah took action to cleanse the temple, Christians are called to protect the purity of their worship and community from influences that contradict God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_accountability.htm">Leadership Accountability</a></b><br>Eliashib's failure as a leader serves as a warning that leaders must uphold God's standards and be vigilant against compromise.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>Allowing Tobiah into the temple illustrates how small compromises can lead to significant spiritual decline. Believers must remain steadfast in their convictions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Vigilance</a></b><br>Nehemiah's return and immediate action demonstrate the need for constant vigilance in maintaining spiritual integrity and addressing issues promptly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a></b><br>Nehemiah's reforms remind us of the ongoing need for personal and communal renewal in our walk with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_nehemiah's_temple_reforms.htm">What historical evidence supports Nehemiah’s reforms in Nehemiah 13:7–14 concerning temple provisions, and how can we verify these practices outside the Bible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_of_jerusalem's_gates.htm">What are the names of Jerusalem's gates?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_priests_corrupted_covenant.htm">Malachi 2:7–8 – Where is the historical or archaeological support that the priests actually corrupted God’s covenant in this manner? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_wasn't_ezekiel_42's_temple_built.htm">If Ezekiel 42’s temple was meant to be literal, why did this plan never materialize in recorded history? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A chamber in the courts of the house of God</span>. It would seem by this expression that the chamber made over to Tobiah was not part of the main building of the temple, but a portion of some detached building belonging to the "courts." This, no doubt, made the desecration less flagrant, but was far from justifying it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">to return</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאָב֖וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then I discovered</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאָבִ֣ינָה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ā·ḇî·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the evil</span><br /><span class="heb">בָרָעָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eliashib</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙</span> <span class="translit">(’el·yā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_475.htm">Strong's 475: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eliashib -- 'God restores', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had done</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on behalf of Tobiah</span><br /><span class="heb">לְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2900.htm">Strong's 2900: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tobiah -- 'Yah is my good', three Israelites, also an Ammonite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by providing</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him a room</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁכָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(niš·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5393.htm">Strong's 5393: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chamber</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the courts</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחַצְרֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥaṣ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Nehemiah 13:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Nehemiah 13:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Nehemiah 13:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Nehemiah 13:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Nehemiah 13:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Nehemiah 13:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Nehemiah 13:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Nehemiah 13:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Nehemiah 13:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Nehemiah 13:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/13-7.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 13:7 And I came to Jerusalem and understood (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/13-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 13:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 13:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 13:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 13:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>