Nehemiah 13:7
And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
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Gill's Exposition
And it grieved me sore,.... That such a sacred place should be converted to common use, and to that of an Heathen, and of an enemy to the Jews and their religion:
therefore I cast forth all the…
It was the honour of Israel, and the greatest preservation of their holiness, that they were a peculiar people, and were so to keep themselves, and not to mingle with the nations, nor suffer any of…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
understood of the evil i.e. -gave attention to," -perceived its significance." -The evil" inflicted by the pernicious example of the high-priest lay in the disregard of all the measures recently taken…
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