Neh 13:4-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Neh 13:4-14: 13:4-14 Eliashib the priest (see 12:10 , 22 ; 13:28 ) had stopped following the practice of excluding the Ammonites and Moabites (13:1 ), and the people quit giving their tithes to the Levites (13:10-12 ). Now, Nehemiah corrected these problems. Summary for Neh 13:4-5: 13:4-5 Eliashib ’s family intermarried with the families of Sanballat (13:28 ) and Tobiah . Both of these men were enemies of the Jewish community (2:10 , 19 ; 4:1 ). Tobiah’s use of the storeroom meant there was less room to store tithes and gifts for the Temple workers (cp. 10:39 ; 13:10-12 ; 2 Chr 31:11 ) and less space for supplies needed to conduct regular worship at the Temple (Lev 2 ).

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‏ Nehemiah 13:4-5

Summary for Neh 13:4-14: 13:4-14 ^a Eliashib the priest (see 12:10 ^b, 22 ^c; 13:28 ^d) had stopped following the practice of excluding the Ammonites and Moabites (13:1 ^e), and the people quit giving their tithes to the Levites (13:10-12 ^f). Now, Nehemiah corrected these problems.
Summary for Neh 13:4-5: 13:4-5 ^g Eliashib’s family intermarried with the families of Sanballat (13:28 ^h) and Tobiah. Both of these men were enemies of the Jewish community (2:10 ⁱ, 19 ^j; 4:1 ^k). Tobiah’s use of the storeroom meant there was less room to store tithes and gifts for the Temple workers (cp. 10:39 ^l; 13:10-12 ^m; 2 Chr 31:11 ⁿ) and less space for supplies needed to conduct regular worship at the Temple (Lev 2 ^o).