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Nehemiah 13:4

EliashibTobiah

2 because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).

3 As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God

5 and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.

6 While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king

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BSB
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
KJV
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
WEB
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the rooms of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,
ASV
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,
DARBY
And before this, Eliashib the priest, who had the oversight of the chambers of the house of our God, a kinsman of Tobijah,
BLB
And before this Eliashib the priest, was being put in the chamber of the house of our God; [he was] near to Tobiah,
ÅB
Men en tid før dette var presten Eljasib, som var i nær slekt med Tobias, blitt satt til å ha tilsyn med kammerne i Guds hus.
OTB
Før dette hadde presten Eljasjib, som var satt over lagerrommene i vår Guds hus, et nært forhold til Tobia,
B1930
Men nogen tid før dette var presten Eljasib, som var i nær slekt med Tobias, blitt satt til å ha tilsyn med kammerne i Guds hus.

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  • Nehemiah 12:44

    And 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 storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.

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  • Nehemiah 2:10

    But 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.

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  • Nehemiah 13:28

    Even 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.

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  • Nehemiah 6:17–18

    Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.

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  • Nehemiah 12:10

    Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,

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