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Nehemiah 13:2

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 13:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Nehemiah 13:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God for ever,
2because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
3And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
4Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,
5had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meal-offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the heave-offerings for the priests.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Because they met not the children of Israel with bread, etc.] The same reason is given, and what follows in this verse is observed in (<052304>Deuteronomy 23:4,5).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Because: Mat 25:40 hired Balaam: Num 22:3-6; Jos 24:9, Jos 24:10 our God: Num 23:8-11, Num 23:18, Num 24:5-10; Deu 23:5; Psa 109:28; Mic 6:5 Nehemiah 13:3”
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