Nehemiah 13:29

Remember them, my God, for they are polluters of the priesthood, and of the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites!

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.

In Context

28And [one] of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; and I chased him from me.

30And I purified them from all foreigners, and appointed the charges of the priests and the Levites, every one in his service;

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Cross References

Leviticus 21:1And Jehovah said to Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none make himself unclean for a dead person among his peoples,

Leviticus 21:15And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.

Numbers 16:9Is it too little for you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the work of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the assembly to minister to them?

1 Samuel 2:30Wherefore Jehovah the God of Israel saith, I said indeed, Thy house and the house of thy father should walk before me for ever. But now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

Psalms 59:5Yea, do thou, Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations: be not gracious to any plotters of iniquity. Selah.

Malachi 2:4And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 13:24-31

The Dismissal of Strange Wives. ( b. c. 434.) 23 In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: 24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. 25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for… Read the whole commentary →

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