
Text -- Nehemiah 13:12 (NET)




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Wesley -> Neh 13:12
Wesley: Neh 13:12 - -- Out of the respect which they had to Nehemiah, and because they saw they would now be applied to their proper uses.
Out of the respect which they had to Nehemiah, and because they saw they would now be applied to their proper uses.
JFB -> Neh 13:10-13
JFB: Neh 13:10-13 - -- The people, disgusted with the malversations of Eliashib, or the lax and irregular performance of the sacred rites, withheld the tithes, so that the m...
The people, disgusted with the malversations of Eliashib, or the lax and irregular performance of the sacred rites, withheld the tithes, so that the ministers of religion were compelled for their livelihood to withdraw to their patrimonial possessions in the country. The temple services had ceased; all religious duties had fallen into neglect. The money put into the sacred treasury had been squandered in the entertainment of an Ammonite heathen, an open and contemptuous enemy of God and His people. The return of the governor put an end to these disgraceful and profane proceedings. He administered a sharp rebuke to those priests to whom the management of the temple and its services was committed, for the total neglect of their duties, and the violation of the solemn promises which they had made to him at his departure. He upbraided them with the serious charge of having not only withheld from men their dues, but of having robbed God, by neglecting the care of His house and service. And thus having roused them to a sense of duty and incited them to testify their godly sorrow for their criminal negligence by renewed devotedness to their sacred work, Nehemiah restored the temple services. He recalled the dispersed Levites to the regular discharge of their duties; while the people at large, perceiving that their contributions would be no longer perverted to improper uses, willingly brought in their tithes as formerly. Men of integrity and good report were appointed to act as trustees of the sacred treasures, and thus order, regularity, and active service were re-established in the temple.
TSK -> Neh 13:12
TSK: Neh 13:12 - -- brought : Neh 10:37-39, Neh 12:44; Lev 27:30; Num 18:20-26; Deu 14:22
treasuries : or, storehouses, Mal 3:10
brought : Neh 10:37-39, Neh 12:44; Lev 27:30; Num 18:20-26; Deu 14:22
treasuries : or, storehouses, Mal 3:10

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Poole -> Neh 13:12
Poole: Neh 13:12 - -- Partly out of the respect which they had to Nehemiah, and to his command; and partly because they saw they would be applied to their proper uses, an...
Partly out of the respect which they had to Nehemiah, and to his command; and partly because they saw they would be applied to their proper uses, and not abused, as they had been.
Gill -> Neh 13:12
Gill: Neh 13:12 - -- Then brought all Judah the tithe of corn, and the new wine, and the oil, into the treasuries. When they saw a reformation made, and things were going ...
Then brought all Judah the tithe of corn, and the new wine, and the oil, into the treasuries. When they saw a reformation made, and things were going in their proper channel, and a right use would be made of their tithes, these given to proper persons, who were now reinstated in their office.

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TSK Synopsis -> Neh 13:1-31
TSK Synopsis: Neh 13:1-31 - --1 Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude.4 Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed.10 He reforms...
MHCC -> Neh 13:10-14
MHCC: Neh 13:10-14 - --If a sacred character will not keep men from setting an evil example, it must not shelter any one from deserved blame and punishment. The Levites had ...
Matthew Henry -> Neh 13:10-14
Matthew Henry: Neh 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, ...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Neh 13:10-14
Keil-Delitzsch: Neh 13:10-14 - --
The payment of dues to the Levites, and the delivery of the tenths andfirst-fruits, had also been omitted. - Neh 13:10. "And I perceived that thepor...
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