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Nehemiah 13:7

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

Nehemiah 13:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nehemiah 13:7

Theological / Devotional

In the courts. The room Eliashib placed at Tobiah’s disposal was not in the main building of the Temple, but in one of the buildings adjacent to it, within the sacred precincts of the Temple area. This, no doubt, made the desecration less flagrant than it otherwise would have been, but far from justified the act.

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