John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 13:4

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And before this, etc.] Before the above law was read, and observed and acted upon: Eliashib the priest; whom some take to be a common priest; so Bishop Usher f81; but he seems rather to be the high priest, by comparing it with (<161328>Nehemiah 13:28), having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God; which has led some to the notion of his being a common priest; but chamber may be put for chambers, and those for the whole house or temple, which the high priest had the greatest concern in, and oversight of: was allied to Tobiah; the servant and Ammonite, an inveterate enemy of the Jews, (<160210>Nehemiah 2:10,20), having married a daughter of Shecaniah, and his son a daughter of Meshullam, who were both priests, and so as it seems related to Eliashib, (<160618>Nehemiah 6:18).

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