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Nehemiah 13:4

EliashibTobiah

2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:

5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.

6 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of 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 at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

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  • Nehemiah 2:10

    When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

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  • Nehemiah 13:28

    And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

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  • Nehemiah 6:17–18

    Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.

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  • Nehemiah 12:10

    And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

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