Nehemiah 13:30

So I purified them from everything foreign,—and appointed charges unto the priests and unto the Levites, every one in his work;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 them, O my God,—on account of the Defilings of the Priesthood, and the Covenant of the Priesthood, and of the Levites.

31also for the offering of wood, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good!

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:1Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days,—so he made Solomon his son king, over Israel;

Nehemiah 10:30and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land,—and, their daughters, would we not take 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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