Nehemiah 13:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense.”
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“Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and I speak, and they cleanse the chambers, and I bring back thither the vessels of the house of God with the present and the frankincense.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nehemiah 13:9 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 29:5“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.
- 2 Chronicles 29:15When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 29:16So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.
- Nehemiah 12:45They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.
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