Nehemiah Chapter 13 verse 4 Holy Bible
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,
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Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God, being a friend of Tobiah,
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And before this, Eliashib the priest, who had the oversight of the chambers of the house of our God, a kinsman of Tobijah,
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And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
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And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied to Tobiah:
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Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,
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And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, `is' a relation of Tobiah,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - Eliashib the priest. It is questioned whether the high priest of Nehemiah 3:1 is meant, and noted that the expression used - "the priest"- does not always designate "the high priest" (see ver. 13); but the important charge said to have been assigned to him, the alliance with so great a man as Tobiah, and the important step taken, the assignment to a heathen of a residence within the temple precincts, imply a man of high authority, and suit better with the high priest than with any one of lower rank. Moreover, the fact that Eliashib's leanings were towards the enemies of Nehemiah accounts for his disappearance from the history from Nehemiah 3:1 to Nehemiah 13:4. Having the oversight. Literally, "being set over" - perhaps by Nehemiah, who seems to have claimed the appointment to all offices about the temple which were not purely spiritual. (see Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 13:13). Of the chamber. The word "chamber" (lishkah) is here used in a collective sense of the entire building containing the many "chambers" or "treasuries" of Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 13:9, 12, 13. Was allied unto Tobiah. Karob, the word translated "allied," means "a relation," either by blood or marriage. In the present case the relationship must have been by means of a marriage.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4-9) The scandal of the high priest.(4) Eliashib the priest, having the oversight.--Probably the high priest of Nehemiah 3:1, whose office alone would not have given him control over "the chamber:" that is, the series of chambers running round three walls of the Temple. He "was allied unto Tobiah," but in what way is not stated.Before this.--That is, before the return of Nehemiah; indeed, there is a suspicious absence of Eliashib's name throughout the high religious festivities of the preceding chapters.
