Neh 13:6-7 | TNotes | STEP | 13:6 Nehemiah had returned to Persia after twelve years of service in Jerusalem (445–433 BC ). The text does not say how long he stayed there, but it was probably no longer than a year or two. When he arrived back in Jerusalem, he found Tobiah living in the Temple storeroom (13:1-5 ).

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‏ Nehemiah 13:6-7

13:6 ^a Nehemiah had returned to Persia after twelve years of service in Jerusalem (445–433 BC). The text does not say how long he stayed there, but it was probably no longer than a year or two. When he arrived back in Jerusalem, he found Tobiah living in the Temple storeroom (13:1-5 ^b).