11 So I [a](A)reprimanded the officials and said, “(B)Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered them together and stationed them at their posts. 12 All Judah then brought (C)the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses. 13 To be in charge of the storehouses, I appointed Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and in addition to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for (D)they were considered reliable, and it was [b]their task to distribute to their kinsmen.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 13:11 Or contended with
  2. Nehemiah 13:13 Lit on them to

11 So I rebuked the officials and asked them, “Why is the house of God neglected?”(A) Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts.

12 All Judah brought the tithes(B) of grain, new wine and olive oil into the storerooms.(C) 13 I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a Levite named Pedaiah in charge of the storerooms and made Hanan son of Zakkur, the son of Mattaniah, their assistant, because they were considered trustworthy. They were made responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.(D)

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