Nehemiah 13:7-9

Revised Geneva Translation

⁷And when I had come to Jerusalem, I understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in that he had made himself a chamber in the court of the House of God,

⁸And it grieved me severely. Therefore, I cast forth all the vessels of the house of Tobiah out of the chamber.

⁹And I commanded them to cleanse the chambers. And I brought back the vessels of the House of God with the Meat Offering and the incense.

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Nehemiah 13:7-9

New International Version

⁷and came back to Jerusalem. Here I learned about the evil thing Eliashib^(A) had done in providing Tobiah^(B) a room in the courts of the house of God. ⁸I was greatly displeased and threw all Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.^(C) ⁹I gave orders to purify the rooms,^(D) and then I put back into them the equipment of the house of God, with the grain offerings and the incense.^(E)

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Nehemiah 13:7-9

English Standard Version

⁷and came to Jerusalem, and I then discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, ^(A)preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. ⁸And I was very angry, and I threw all the household furniture of Tobiah out of the chamber. ⁹Then I gave orders, and they ^(B)cleansed the chambers, and I brought back there the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.

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