Nehemiah 13:10-14·~1 min

Tithes Restored

Nehemiah learns that the Levites and singers have gone back to their fields because their portions were withheld, so he rebukes the officials for neglecting the house of God. He gathers the servants back to their posts, and all Judah again brings tithes of grain, wine, and oil into the storerooms.

I¹⁰ also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields. ¹¹So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” ¹²Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts, and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.

Trustworthy men are appointed over the storerooms to distribute supplies fairly to their fellow Levites. Nehemiah then asks God to remember his loving devotion to the house and its services.

¹³I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites. ¹⁴Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.

Section summaryNehemiah also finds that the Levites and singers have returned to their fields because their portions have not been given. He rebukes the officials, restores the servants to their posts, appoints trustworthy treasurers, and prays that God will remember his devotion to the house, so worship is supported again in ordinary practice.

Role in the chapterThis section shows that temple order depends not only on clean rooms but on faithful provision. It turns reform toward the daily systems that keep worship from collapsing through neglect.