King James Version
What Does Nehemiah 13:28 Mean?
“And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.”
Context
26
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
27
Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
28
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
29
Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. because: Heb. for the defilings
30
Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(28) I** chased him from me.**—Eliashib himself was allied by marriage to Tobiah, and one of his grandsons was now brought into prominence as married to Sanballat. Him Nehemiah drove into exile.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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