King James Version
"And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber."
— Nehemiah 13:8, King James Version
“And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. ”
“It grieved me severely: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the room.”
“I was very upset, and I threw all of Tobiah’s household possessions out of the storeroom.”
“And it seemed to me exceeding evil. And I cast forth the vessels of the house of Tobias out of the storehouse.”
“And it was evil in my eyes: so I had all Tobiah's things put out of the room.”
“And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.”
And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.