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.
Then contended {H7378} I with the rulers {H5461}, and said {H559}, Why is the house {H1004} of God {H430} forsaken {H5800}? And I gathered them together {H6908}, and set {H5975} them in their place {H5977}.
I disputed with the leaders, demanding, "Why is the house of God abandoned?" I gathered the L'vi'im together and restored them to their stations;
So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,
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.
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Nehemiah 10:39
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where [are] the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God. -
Nehemiah 13:25
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. -
Nehemiah 13:17
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing [is] this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? -
1 Samuel 2:17
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. -
Job 31:34
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, [and] went not out of the door? -
Proverbs 28:4
¶ They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. -
Malachi 3:8
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.