Nehemiah 13:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10-14

Here is another grievance redressed by Nehemiah. I. The Levites had been wronged. This was the grievance: their portions had not been given them, Neh. 13:10. Perhaps Tobiah, when he took possession of the store-chambers, seized the stores too, and, by the connivance of Eliashib, converted them to his own use. The complaint is not that they were not collected from the people, but that they were not given to the Levites, and the Levites were so modest as not to sue for them; for the Levites and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10

And I perceived that the portion of the Levites had not been given them ,.... The tithes, being removed to some other place, might be converted to another use; or the people, seeing what was done by Eliashib, neglected to bring them in, as judging they would not be properly disposed of; and besides, the Levites had deserted their station upon this: for the Levites and the singers that did the work were fled everyone to his field ; to look after their country farms, or to get their living... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:10

The portions of the Levites had not been given - Hence we find they were obliged to abandon the sacred service, and betake themselves to cultivate the land for their support. This was the fault of the rulers, who permitted all these abuses. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:1-31

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:1-31

The blessing of God on an active life founded upon his word. I. THE TRUE RELIGIOUS REFORMATION , both negative and positive. 1. Abuses must be vigorously attacked and cleansed away. The house of God has to be purified of strangers. The neglect of discipline a terrible evil. Unfaithful ministers the curse of the Church. The "mixed multitude" is no strength to Jerusalem, but weakness. The observance of the sabbath. To the Jew a typical commandment, which represented... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10

I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites … were fled . What Nehemiah saw was that the Levites were absent, and "the house of God forsaken" (verse 11). On inquiry, he found that the reason of their absence was the non-payment of the tithes. That did the work . i.e. whose business it was to do the work of the house, or, in other words, conduct Divine service. Every one to his field . Every Levite had a plot of ground, which he cultivated when... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10-14

Suspended ministrations restored. Nehemiah, on his return, soon discovers another serious evil which his absence had occasioned; and, with his usual promptness, ability, and energy, corrects it. I. THE SERIOUS IRREGULARITY WHICH HAD ARISEN . The services of the temple, if not discontinued, had been deprived of much of their dignity and impressiveness by the withdrawal of the Levites, including the singers, from their duties. Their appointed daily allowances ( Nehemiah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10-14

Practical Christian wisdom. Nehemiah must have been shocked indeed to find on his return to Jerusalem (verse 7) what a sad relapse had taken place during his absence from the city. Most painful of all must it have been to him to find that the service of Jehovah in his own house had been so scandalously neglected. He found not only that chambers of the temple were in the occupation of the enemy of the people of God (verse 7), but that, the Levites being scattered abroad, because their... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 13:10

etc. During Nehemiah’s absence there had been a general falling away, and there was danger of a complete national apostasy. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 13:10

Nehemiah 13:10. The portion of the Levites had not been given them Which might be, either, 1st, Through this corrupt high-priest, Eliashib, who took their portions, as he did the sacred chambers, to his own use, or employed them for the entertainment of Tobiah, and his other great allies: or, 2d, Through the people, who either out of covetousness reserved them to themselves, contrary to their own solemn agreement, or were so offended at Eliashib’s horrid abuse of sacred things, that they... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 13:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 13:10

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