4And over this thing was Eliasib the priest, who was set over the treasury of the house of our God, and was near akin to Tobias.


In Context

1 And on that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people: and therein was found written, that the Ammonites and the Moabites should not come in to the church of God for ever:

2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water: and they hired against them Balaam, to curse them, and our God turned the curse into blessing.

3 And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated every stranger from Israel.

4 And over this thing was Eliasib the priest, who was set over the treasury of the house of our God, and was near akin to Tobias.

5 And he made him a great storeroom, where before him they laid up gifts, and frankincense, and vessels, and the tithes of the corn, of the wine, and of the oil, the portions of the Levites, and of the singing men, and of the porters, and the firstfruits of the priests.

6 But in all this time I was not in Jerusalem, because in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I went to the king, and after certain days I asked the king:

Nehemiah 13:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:4And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, [was] allied unto Tobiah:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:4Before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God. He was closely associated with Tobiah,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:4Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:4And before this, Eliashib the priest, who had the oversight of the chambers of the house of our God, a kinsman of Tobijah,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:4Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:4And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied to Tobiah:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:4Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the rooms of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:4And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, is a relation of Tobiah,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:4And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied to Tobiah: