Nehemiah 13:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ I ordered the rooms to be ·purified [cleansed; ^Critually], and I brought back the ·utensils [vessels] for God’s ·Temple [^Lhouse], the ·grain [^Lgift; tribute] offerings [Lev. 2:3], and the incense.

¹⁰ Then I found out the people were not giving the Levites their ·shares [portions]. So the Levites and singers who served had gone back to their ·own farms [fields]. ¹¹ I ·argued with [reprimanded; confronted] the officers, saying, “Why ·haven’t you taken care of [have you neglected/abandoned/forsaken] the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of God?” Then I ·gathered [assembled] the Levites and singers and ·put them back at [restored them to] their ·places [posts; stations].