And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where 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.
And he had prepared a large room for him, where they used to store the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple equipment, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil that were supposed to be given to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the offerings for the priests.
This verse describes how someone had taken over a sacred storage room in the temple that was meant to hold offerings and supplies for God's workers.
📚 Historical Context
Nehemiah had returned to Jerusalem to find that Eliashib the priest had given a large temple storeroom to Tobiah, an Ammonite enemy of the Jews. This room was supposed to store the tithes and offerings that supported the Levites, temple singers, and gatekeepers in their service to God.
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