Nehemiah 13:30

Thus cleansed I them from all aliens, and I appointed the watches of the priests and the Levites, every one in his work;

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In The King James Version

Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;

In Context

29Remember [this] unto them, O my God, because of the defilements of the priesthood, and of the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.

31And for the procuring of the wood, at fixed time, and for the first-fruits. Remember this unto me, O my God, for good.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:1And when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

Nehemiah 10:30(10:31) And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

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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