Nehemiah 13:1–9

On that day ^a†they read in the book of Moses in the ^†audience of the people; and therein was found written, ^bthat the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; ²Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but ^chired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: ^dhowbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. ³Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, ^ethat they separated from Israel all ^fthe mixed multitude.

⁴And before this, ^gEliashib the priest, ^†having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto ^hTobiah: ⁵And he had prepared for him a great chamber, ⁱwhere aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, ^†which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests. ^6*But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the ^ktwo and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes ^lking of Babylon came I unto the king, and ^†after certain days ^||obtained I leave of the king: ⁷And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that ^gEliashib did for ^hTobiah, ^min preparing him ⁿa chamber in the courts of the house of God. ⁸And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. ⁹Then I commanded, and they ^ocleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again ^mthe vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.