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Nehemiah 13:29

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 13:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
Nehemiah 13:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin.
27Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?
28And 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.
29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
30Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;
31and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
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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
“Remember them, O my God, etc.] The priests, and punish them: because they have defiled the priesthood; by marrying strange wives, and rendering themselves unfit to officiate in it: and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites; made with Levi, Aaron, and Phinehas, (see <042411>Numbers 24:11-13), of the corruption of which, complaint is made, (<390204>Malachi 2:4-8).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“13:29 Remember them, O my God: Many would probably resent Nehemiah’s aggressive attack on intermarriage in the family of the high priest. So he prayed for God’s judgment to fall on these spiritual leaders who defiled the priesthood.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Remember: Neh 6:14; Psa 59:5-13; Ti2 4:14 because they have defiled: Heb. for the defilings of, Lev 21:1-7 the covenant: Num 16:9, Num 16:10, Num 25:12, Num 25:13; Sa1 2:30; Mal 2:4-8, Mal 2:10-12 Nehemiah 13:30”
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