Nehemiah 13:28

What does Nehemiah 13:28 mean?

A plain-English look at Nehemiah 13:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the chief priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: so I sent him away from me.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And <FI>one<Fi> of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest, <FI>is<Fi> son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, and I cause him to flee from off me.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And one of the sons of Joiada the son of Eliasib the high priest, was son in law to Sanaballat the Horonite, and I drove him from me.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And [one] of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; and I chased him from me.

Context

v.27Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?

v.28This passage

v.29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Nehemiah 12:22

    As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’houses; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

  • Nehemiah 12:10

    And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

  • Nehemiah 13:25

    And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

  • Nehemiah 2:10

    And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

  • Proverbs 20:8

    A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

  • Proverbs 20:26

    A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them.

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