Nehemiah 13:1-3

Living Bible

13 On that same day, as the laws of Moses were being read, the people found a statement which said that the Ammonites and Moabites should never be permitted to worship at the Temple.^{[a] 2} For they had not been friendly to the people of Israel. Instead, they had hired Balaam to curse them—although God turned the curse into a blessing. ³ When this rule was read, all the foreigners were immediately expelled from the assembly.