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by refusing to provide food and drink, when Israel came by; it was they, too, that hired Balaam to curse Israel, only our God transformed that curse into a blessing. (Nehemiah 13, 2)
Till now, it had been otherwise; here was the high priest Eliasib, that had the treasury of our God’s temple in his keeping, a close friend of Tobias;✻ (Nehemiah 13, 4)
When I was back at Jerusalem, and learned what harm had come of Eliasib’s love for Tobias, that he would give him a store-house in the very temple of God, (Nehemiah 13, 7)
and I gave orders besides that the treasure-rooms should be cleansed, and put back the furniture of God’s house there, the offerings, too, and the incense. (Nehemiah 13, 9)
So I attacked the rulers, asking them whether the house of God was to be left deserted; and I brought the Levites back, and reinstalled them; (Nehemiah 13, 11)
My God, let not this go unremembered; do not blot out the record of the service I have done to thy temple, my God, and to thy ceremonies. (Nehemiah 13, 14)
All these late afflictions that God brought on us and on our city were a punishment for such disobedience as this; would you crown Israel’s guilt by breaking the sabbath? (Nehemiah 13, 18)
Meanwhile, I bade the Levites rid themselves of defilement and keep watch over the gates, for the better hallowing of the sabbath day. For this too, O my God, let me not go unremembered; as thou art rich in mercy, grant me pardon still. (Nehemiah 13, 22)
I remonstrated with such men, and called down a curse on them; with some I came to blows, and plucked the hair from their heads. Then I made them take an oath in God’s name; there should be no more alien sons-in-law, or daughters-in-law, or wives. Why, I said, (Nehemiah 13, 25)
was not this king Solomon’s undoing? Here was a man that had not his like on earth, the favourite of his God, that gave him all Israel for his kingdom; yet such a man alien women could bend to sinful ways. (Nehemiah 13, 26)
Here is heinous rebellion, and great despite done to our God, if we take wives of another race, as Solomon did. (Nehemiah 13, 27)
Not unremembered, O Lord my God, be their profanation of the priesthood, unworthy sons of Aaron and of Levi both. (Nehemiah 13, 29)
