Nehemiah 13:4 “Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been p…”

Nehemiah 13:4

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the rooms of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,

American Standard Version

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,

Geneva Bible 1599

And before this had the Priest Eliashib the ouersight of the chamber of the house of our God, being kinsman to Tobiah:

Darby Translation

And before this, Eliashib the priest, who had the oversight of the chambers of the house of our God, a kinsman of Tobijah,

Young's Literal Translation

And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, [is] a relation of Tobiah,

Bible in Basic English

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God, being a friend of Tobiah,

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Cross references

“Eliashib”

Nehemiah 12:10

Nehemiah 12:10 · BSB

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

“having the oversight of”

Nehemiah 12:44

Nehemiah 12:44 · BSB

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 f…

“allied”

Nehemiah 13:28 Nehemiah 6:17 Nehemiah 6:18

Nehemiah 13:28 · BSB

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.

Nehemiah 6:17 · BSB

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

Nehemiah 6:18 · BSB

For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

Also

Nehemiah 2:10

Nehemiah 2:10 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

5and 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.

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