Nehemiah 13:4
in Nehemiah 13Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,
KJV
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
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This verse in Nehemiah 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseEliashib the priest - Perhaps this was a different person from Eliashib the high priest; but there is no indubitable evidence that he was not the same. If he was high priest, he was very unfaithful to the high charge which he had received; and a reproach to the priesthood.
This site's exposition
a relative of Tobiah
on Nehemiah 13:4-5
"Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah," was in charge of the storerooms (13:4). He prepares "a large room" for the Ammonite who mocked the wall in chapter 4. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown identify him with the high priest of chapter 3, noting that his grandson is named at 13:28.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And before this,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The relations of Eliashib, the high priest Neh 3:1, with Tobiah and Sanballat will account for the absence of any reference to him either in Neh. 8–10, or in Neh. 12:27-47. The chamber - The entire outbuilding, or “lean-to,” which surrounded the temple on three sides 1Ki 6:5-10. Allied - i. e, “connected by marriage.” Tobiah was married to a Jewess Neh 6:18, who may have been a relation of Eliashib; and his son Johanan was married to another Neh 6:18, of whom the same may be said.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלִפְנֵ֣י | velifnei | and <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| מִזֶּ֔ה | mizeh | from this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ | ʾelyashiv | Eliashib | H475 → | 17 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| נָת֖וּן | natun | [was] appointed | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת | belishkat | over [the] store-room of | H3957 → | 47 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | ʾeloheinu | God our | H430 → | 2601 times |
| קָר֖וֹב | karov | [one] near | H7138 → | |
| לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃ | letoiyah | to Tobiah | H2900 → | 18 times |
וְלִפְנֵ֣יand <to> before
velifneiH6440 →2123 times
מִזֶּ֔הfrom this
mizehH2088 →1180 times
אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙Eliashib
ʾelyashivH475 →17 times
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
נָת֖וּן[was] appointed
natunH5414 →2011 times
בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣תover [the] store-room of
belishkatH3957 →47 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod our
ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times
קָר֖וֹב[one] near
karovH7138 →
לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃to Tobiah
letoiyahH2900 →18 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nehemiah 2:10But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 2:19
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Nehemiah 4:7
When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
- Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
- Nehemiah 6:1
When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the…
- Ezekiel 25:6–8
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,
- Nehemiah 2:19
Through
Nehemiah 13:28Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 3:1
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Nehemiah 3:1
Through
Nehemiah 12:44And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 10:37–39
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of…
- Nehemiah 13:12–13
and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.
- Nehemiah 10:37–39
Where this verse is studied
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About Nehemiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).