Nehemiah 13:4

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“Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God”

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BSBPD

“Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, <FI>is<Fi> a relation of Tobiah,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Nehemiah 13:4 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Nehemiah 2:10But 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.
  2. Nehemiah 3:1At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
  3. Nehemiah 6:17Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.
  4. Nehemiah 12:10Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
  5. Nehemiah 12:44And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
  6. Nehemiah 13:28Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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