Nehemiah 13:13 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 13:13

And I made treasurers over the treasuries ,.... New ones, since the others appointed were either dead or unfaithful to their trust, Nehemiah 12:44 , Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe ; who also was a priest, as Ezra was both priest and scribe; one that besides his office as a priest was expert in the law, and capable of instructing others: and of the Levites, Pedaiah, and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, for they were counted faithful ; had a... read more

Adam Clarke

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

They were counted faithful - They were reported to me as persons in whom I could confide; they had been steady in God's ways and work, while others had been careless and relaxed. 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 13:10-14

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:13

And I made treasurers . It was perhaps now for the first time that special treasurers were provided to have the charge of the temple store-chambers, these having hitherto been under the superintendence of the high priest ( Nehemiah 13:4 ). The appointment mentioned in Nehemiah 12:44 is probably the same with this; and the entire duty of the treasurers is to be learnt by combining that passage with the present. They were to be both the collectors and the dispensers of the tithes. Of the... read more

Joseph Benson

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

Nehemiah 13:13. For they were counted faithful By the consent of those who knew them. They had approved themselves faithful in other trusts committed to them, and so had purchased to themselves this good degree, 1 Timothy 3:13. Men should be tried first, and then trusted; tried in the less, and then trusted with more. The office of these treasurers was to receive and pay; to distribute to their brethren in due season, and due proportions. And Nehemiah sought out for faithful men the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 13:4-31

Nehemiah’s later reforms (13:4-31)After serving twelve years as governor of Jerusalem, Nehemiah returned to Persia for a period (see 5:14; 13:6). During his absence the religion of the Jews deteriorated, while the Jews’ old enemies, Sanballat and Tobiah, gained some influence in Jerusalem. The high priest Eliashib was especially blameworthy in this. He allowed a member of the high priestly family to marry the daughter of Sanballat (see v. 28), and gave permission to Tobiah to live in one of the... read more

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:13

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 13:4-31

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