Nehemiah 7:64

These, sought their writing wherein they were registered, but it was not found,—so they were desecrated out of the priesthood;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

In Context

63And, of the priests, the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz,—the sons of Barzillai, who had taken of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.

65and the governor told them, they must not eat of the most holy things,—until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:1And, all Israel, registered themselves, and lo! they are written, in the Book of the Kings of Israel, and, Judah, was carried away captive to Babylon, for their faithlessness.

Nehemiah 13:29Remember them, O my God,—on account of the Defilings of the Priesthood, and the Covenant of the Priesthood, and of the Levites.

Matthew 25:11But, afterwards, came the other virgins also, saying—Lord! Lord! open unto us!

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:6-73

The Register of the Captives. ( b. c. 445.) 5 And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his… Read the whole commentary →

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