Nehemiah 13:2-4

International Children’s Bible

² The Ammonites and Moabites had not welcomed the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam to put a curse on Israel. (But our God turned the curse into a blessing.) ³ The people heard this teaching. So they separated all foreigners from Israel.

Nehemiah Returns to Jerusalem

⁴ Before that happened, Eliashib the priest was in charge of the Temple storerooms. He was friendly with Tobiah.