13:1 Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude;
13:4 Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed;
13:10 He reforms the offices in the house of God;
13:15 the violation of the sabbath;
13:23 and the marriages with the strange wives. Verse 1that daySome suppose that the events recorded in these verses took place several years after those related in the preceding chapter, while Nehemiah was absent at the Persian court; but the introductory language, on that day, seems rather to imply that they occurred immediately, or at least about that time.they readHeb. there was read, Nehemiah 8:3-8, 9:3; Deuteronomy 31:11, 31:12; 2 Kings 23:2; Isaiah 34:16; Luke 4:16-19, 10:26; Acts 13:15, 15:21 audienceHeb. earsthe AmmoniteNehemiah 13:23; Deuteronomy 23:3-5; Isaiah 15:1-16:14; Jeremiah 48:1-47; Ezekiel 25:1-11; Amos 2:1-3 MoabiteNehemiah 2:10, 2:19, 4:3; Psalm 83:7-9; Jeremiah 49:1-6; Amos 1:13-15ReciprocalGenesis 19:38 - children; 35:12 - to; Numbers 22:5 - sent; Deuteronomy 23:1 - shall not enter; Joshua 8:31 - as it is; 8:34 - he read; 2 Samuel 10:2 - show kindness; 2 Kings 22:10 - Shaphan; 1 Chronicles 19:2 - the children; 2 Chronicles 12:13 - an Ammonitess; Ezra 7:25 - teach ye; 9:1 - Ammonites; 10:3 - let it; Nehemiah 13:7 - in preparing; Lamentations 1:10 - whom; 2 Corinthians 6:14 - unequally Verse 2BecauseMatthew 25:40 hired BalaamNumbers 22:3-6; Joshua 24:9, 24:10 our GodNumbers 23:8-11, 23:18, 24:5-10; Deuteronomy 23:5; Psalm 109:28; Micah 6:5ReciprocalNumbers 22:5 - sent; 22:6 - curse me; 24:10 - I called; Deuteronomy 23:3 - Ammonite; 23:4 - because they hired; Proverbs 26:2 - so; Jeremiah 49:1 - their king Verse 3when theyPsalm 19:7-11, 119:9, 119:11; Proverbs 6:23; Romans 3:20 that theyNehemiah 9:2, 10:28; Ezra 10:11; James 1:27 the mixedExodus 12:38; Numbers 11:4ReciprocalEzra 9:1 - have not separated; 9:2 - mingled; 10:8 - himself separated Verse 4EliashibNehemiah 13:7; 12:10 having the oversight ofHeb. being set over, 12:44 allied13:28, 6:17, 6:18Reciprocal1 Chronicles 9:28 - the charge; 23:28 - for the service; Ezra 9:2 - the hand; Nehemiah 3:20 - Eliashib; Job 31:34 - the contempt; Jeremiah 41:10 - to the; Malachi 3:8 - In Verse 5a greatNehemiah 10:38, 12:44; 2 Chronicles 34:11 which was commanded to be given to theHeb. the commandment of the, Numbers 18:21-24ReciprocalExodus 30:34 - frankincense; Leviticus 27:30 - General; Numbers 1:50 - thou shalt; 1 Kings 6:5 - built; 1 Chronicles 9:26 - chambers; 9:28 - the charge; 23:28 - for the service; 28:11 - upper chambers; 2 Chronicles 31:11 - chambers; Ezra 10:6 - the chamber; Nehemiah 10:37 - to the chambers; 13:7 - in preparing; 13:28 - son in law; Proverbs 24:4 - General; Jeremiah 35:2 - into one; Ezekiel 40:29 - the little; 42:13 - the most holy; Malachi 3:10 - the storehouse Verse 6ButExodus 32:1; 2 Chronicles 24:17, 24:18; Matthew 13:25 wasNehemiah came to Jerusalem in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, and remained there till the thirty-second, being twelve years; then returned to Babylon; and probably, after about a year, got leave to revisit his brethren, and found matters as here stated.the twoNehemiah 2:1, 5:14 after certain daysHeb. at the end of days, 2:5, 2:6 obtained Ior, I earnestly requestedReciprocalGenesis 4:3 - in process of time; 2 Chronicles 18:2 - after certain years Verse 7understoodEzra 9:1; 1 Corinthians 1:11 in preparingNehemiah 13:1, 13:5; Lamentations 1:10; Matthew 21:12, 21:13; Acts 21:28, 21:29ReciprocalNehemiah 12:10 - Eliashib; 13:4 - Eliashib Verse 8it grievedEzra 9:3, 9:4, 10:1; Psalm 69:9 I castMark 11:15-17; John 2:13-17ReciprocalNehemiah 5:6 - General; Proverbs 24:25 - them; 28:4 - but; Ecclesiastes 9:10 - thy hand; Jeremiah 35:2 - into one; Mark 3:5 - grieved Verse 9they cleansedNehemiah 12:45; 2 Chronicles 29:5, 29:15-19Reciprocal1 Chronicles 23:28 - for the service; 2 Chronicles 14:4 - commanded; Nehemiah 10:37 - to the chambers; Jeremiah 35:2 - into one; Ezekiel 40:29 - the little Verse 10the portionsNehemiah 10:37, 12:47; Malachi 1:6-14, 3:8; 1 Timothy 5:17, 5:18 to his fieldNumbers 35:2ReciprocalGenesis 47:22 - for the priests; Numbers 1:50 - thou shalt; Judges 17:8 - departed; 2 Chronicles 31:4 - that they might; Nehemiah 10:39 - we will not; Malachi 3:10 - the storehouse; Habakkuk 3:1 - to take Verse 11contendedNehemiah 13:17, 13:25, 5:6-13; Job 31:34; Proverbs 28:4 Why is the houseNehemiah 10:39; 1 Samuel 2:17; Malachi 3:8-11 placeHeb. standingReciprocalJudges 17:8 - departed Verse 12broughtNehemiah 10:37-39, 12:44; Leviticus 27:30; Numbers 18:20-26; Deuteronomy 14:22 treasuriesor, storehouses, Malachi 3:10ReciprocalGenesis 14:20 - tithes; Numbers 18:21 - the tenth; 2 Chronicles 31:5 - came abroad; 31:11 - chambers; Nehemiah 10:38 - the treasure house Verse 13I madeNehemiah 12:44; 2 Chronicles 31:12-15 ShelemiahNehemiah 3:30 Pedaiah8:4 next to themHeb. at their handZaccur10:12 Mattaniah11:22, 12:35 counted7:2; 2 Kings 12:15, 22:7; Luke 12:42, 16:10-12; Acts 6:3; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 1 Timothy 1:12; 3:10 their officeHeb. it was upon themto distributeActs 4:35, 6:1Reciprocal2 Chronicles 31:11 - chambers; 31:14 - to distribute; Ezra 2:33 - Hadid; Nehemiah 10:38 - the treasure house; Luke 21:1 - the treasury Verse 14Remember meNehemiah 13:22, 13:31, 5:19; Psalm 122:6-9; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 3:5 wipe notIf thou wert strict to mark what is done amiss, even my good deeds must be wiped out: but, Lord, remember me in thy mercy, and let my upright conduct be acceptable to Thee! By some, Nehemiah has been thought to deal too much with God on the principle of merit. That he wished God to remember him for good is sufficiently evident, and who does not wish the same? But that he expected heaven for his good deeds does not appear; for it is perfectly clear that he expected nothing from God but through the greatness of his mercy. Nehemiah 13:22 good deedsHeb. kindnesseshouse1 Chronicles 29:3; 2 Chronicles 24:16, 31:20, 31:21; Ezra 7:20, 7:24, 7:27; Psalm 122:6-9 officesor, observationsReciprocalGenesis 8:1 - God remembered; 19:29 - that God; Leviticus 2:2 - the memorial; 1 Samuel 26:23 - render; 2 Kings 20:3 - remember; Psalm 26:11 - and; 106:4 - Remember; 122:9 - I will seek; Isaiah 38:3 - Remember; 2 Timothy 1:16 - Lord Verse 15treading wineExodus 20:8-11, 34:21, 35:2; Isaiah 58:13; Ezekiel 20:13 burdensNehemiah 10:31; Numbers 15:32-36; Jeremiah 17:21, 17:22, 17:24, 17:27 I testifiedNehemiah 13:21, 9:29; Deuteronomy 8:19; 2 Chronicles 24:19; Psalm 50:7; Jeremiah 42:19; Micah 6:3; Acts 2:40; 20:21; Galatians 5:3; Ephesians 4:17; 1 Thessalonians 4:6; Revelation 22:18, 22:19ReciprocalGenesis 2:3 - blessed; Exodus 20:10 - thy stranger; Deuteronomy 5:14 - thy stranger; Job 39:12 - he; Isaiah 5:2 - a winepress; Ezekiel 20:20 - General; Amos 8:5 - and the; Mark 2:24 - that; John 5:10 - it is not; 2 Corinthians 11:29 - and I burn Verse 16men of TyreExodus 23:12; Deuteronomy 5:14

Verse 17I contendedNehemiah 13:11, 13:25, 5:7; Psalm 82:1, 82:2; Proverbs 28:4; Isaiah 1:10; Jeremiah 5:5, 13:18, 22:2-23; Micah 3:1, 3:9ReciprocalEzra 9:2 - the hand; Proverbs 24:25 - them; Isaiah 56:2 - keepeth the; Ezekiel 23:38 - and have; Matthew 12:5 - profane Verse 18Did not yourEzra 9:13-15; Jeremiah 17:21-23, 17:27, 44:9, 44:22; Ezekiel 23:8, 23:26; Zechariah 1:4-6 ye bring moreLeviticus 26:18, 26:28; Numbers 32:14; Joshua 22:17, 22:18ReciprocalJeremiah 44:23 - therefore; Ezekiel 23:38 - and have; 31:14 - the end Verse 19began to beLeviticus 23:22 I commandedNehemiah 7:3; Exodus 31:14-17; Jeremiah 17:19-22ReciprocalJoshua 2:5 - of shutting; 1 Samuel 9:17 - reign over; 2 Chronicles 14:4 - commanded; Isaiah 60:11 - thy gates Verse 21I testifiedNehemiah 13:15 about the wallHeb. before the wallI will layEzra 7:26; Romans 13:3, 13:4; 1 Peter 2:14ReciprocalDeuteronomy 5:14 - thy stranger; John 11:53 - from Verse 22I commandedNehemiah 7:64, 7:65, 12:30; 2 Kings 23:4; 1 Chronicles 15:12-14; 2 Chronicles 29:4, 29:5, 29:24, 29:27, 29:30; Isaiah 49:23 cleanseNehemiah 12:10 sanctifyDeuteronomy 5:12 RememberNehemiah 13:14, 13:31, 5:19; Psalm 132:1-5; Isaiah 38:3; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Timothy 4:7, 4:8 spare mePsalm 25:6, 25:7, 51:1, 130:3, 130:4, 130:7, 143:1, 143:2 greatnessor, multitude, 5:7; Isaiah 55:7ReciprocalGenesis 8:1 - God remembered; 19:29 - that God; Leviticus 2:2 - the memorial; Numbers 1:50 - thou shalt; Joshua 3:8 - command; 2 Kings 20:3 - remember; Psalm 26:11 - and; 106:4 - Remember; 112:6 - the righteous; 119:159 - Consider; Jeremiah 15:15 - remember; Malachi 3:17 - and I; 2 Timothy 1:16 - Lord; Habakkuk 3:1 - to forget Verse 23marriedHeb. made to dwell with them, Nehemiah 10:30; Ezra 9:2, 9:11, 9:12, 10:10, 10:44; 2 Corinthians 6:14 Ashdod1 Samuel 5:1 AmmonNehemiah 13:1-3ReciprocalGenesis 19:38 - children; Exodus 34:16 - General; Leviticus 21:15 - profane; Deuteronomy 7:3 - General; 23:3 - Ammonite; 23:6 - Thou shalt; Joshua 11:22 - Ashdod; 15:46 - near; 23:12 - shall make; Judges 3:6 - General; 1 Kings 11:1 - loved; 16:31 - took to wife; 2 Chronicles 22:3 - his mother; Ezra 9:14 - join in; 10:12 - so must we do; Nehemiah 4:7 - Ashdodites; Proverbs 28:4 - but; Isaiah 2:6 - and they; Jeremiah 25:20 - remnant; Hosea 5:7 - begotten; 7:8 - he hath; Malachi 2:11 - and hath; 2 Corinthians 11:29 - and I burn Verse 24could not speakHeb. they discerned not to speakeach peopleHeb. people and people, Zephaniah 3:9ReciprocalGenesis 6:2 - and they; Joshua 11:22 - Ashdod; 15:46 - near; Ezra 9:2 - taken of their; Nehemiah 4:7 - Ashdodites; Hosea 5:7 - begotten; Malachi 2:15 - That he; Matthew 26:73 - for Verse 25I contendedNehemiah 13:11, 13:17; Proverbs 28:4 cursedor, reviled, Nehemiah 5:13; Deuteronomy 27:14-26; Psalm 15:4; Luke 11:45, 11:46 smoteDeuteronomy 25:2, 25:3; Ezra 7:26 pluckedIsaiah 50:6 made themNehemiah 10:29, 10:30; Deuteronomy 6:13; 2 Chronicles 15:12-15; Ezra 10:5 Ye shall notExodus 34:16; Deuteronomy 7:3ReciprocalGenesis 24:3 - swear; Judges 17:2 - cursedst; 1 Samuel 9:17 - reign over; 2 Kings 8:18 - his wife; 2 Chronicles 21:6 - he had; Ezra 9:3 - off; Nehemiah 5:6 - General; 5:12 - I called; 13:28 - I chased; Proverbs 24:25 - them; 2 Corinthians 7:11 - indignation; Galatians 1:8 - let Verse 26Did not Solomon1 Kings 11:1-8; Ecclesiastes 7:26 yet among2 Samuel 12:24, 12:25; 1 Kings 3:13; 2 Chronicles 1:12, 9:22 who was beloved2 Samuel 12:24ReciprocalDeuteronomy 17:17 - multiply wives; Judges 16:4 - he loved; 1 Kings 11:4 - his wives; 2 Kings 8:18 - his wife; 23:13 - Solomon; 2 Chronicles 12:13 - an Ammonitess; 21:6 - he had; Job 31:9 - If mine; Proverbs 2:16 - deliver; 5:9 - General; 6:33 - and his; 7:26 - General; 22:14 - mouth; 31:3 - to that; Ecclesiastes 10:1 - a little; Jeremiah 44:15 - all the Verse 27Shall we then1 Samuel 30:24 to transgressEzra 10:2Reciprocal1 Kings 11:4 - his wives; Proverbs 2:16 - deliver Verse 28And oneJosephus relates, that this young man was named Manasseh; and that at his request, Sanballat and the Samaritans built their temple upon mount Gerizim, in opposition to that at Jerusalem, at which he officiated, in some measure, according to the Mosaic ritual.JoiadaNehemiah 12:10, 12:22 Eliashib3:1 son in law13:4, 13:5, 6:17-19 Sanballat2:19 I chased13:25; Psalm 101:8; Proverbs 20:8, 20:26; Romans 13:3, 13:4ReciprocalExodus 26:28 - reach; Joshua 3:8 - command; Ezra 9:2 - the hand; 10:6 - Johanan; 10:18 - the sons; Nehemiah 3:20 - Eliashib; Job 31:34 - the contempt; Proverbs 22:10 - General; 24:25 - them; 28:4 - but; Malachi 2:12 - the master and the scholar Verse 29RememberNehemiah 6:14; Psalm 59:5-13; 2 Timothy 4:14 because they have defiledHeb. for the defilings of, Leviticus 21:1-7 the covenantNumbers 16:9, 16:10, 25:12, 25:13; 1 Samuel 2:30; Malachi 2:4-8, 2:10-12ReciprocalGenesis 8:1 - God remembered; Nehemiah 7:64 - as polluted; Malachi 2:8 - ye have corrupted; 2:12 - the master and the scholar; Romans 9:4 - covenants Verse 30cleansedNehemiah 10:30 appointed12:1-26; 1 Chronicles 23:1-26:32ReciprocalNehemiah 9:2 - the seed Verse 31the woodNehemiah 10:34 Remember13:14, 13:22; Psalm 25:7, 26:8, 26:9, 106:4; Luke 23:42 ReciprocalGenesis 8:1 - God remembered; Leviticus 1:7 - lay; 6:12 - burn wood; Deuteronomy 26:2 - That thou shalt; 2 Kings 20:3 - remember; 2 Chronicles 31:5 - came abroad; Nehemiah 5:19 - Think; Psalm 26:11 - and; 112:6 - the righteous; Isaiah 38:3 - Remember; Jeremiah 15:15 - remember; 2 Timothy 1:16 - Lord; Habakkuk 3:1 - to forget