7 and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
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And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of (e) the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
(e) Thus we see to what inconveniences the people fall into when they are destitute of one who fears God, seeing that their chief governor was absent only for a little while and yet they fell into such great absurdities: as appears in, (Exodus 32:1).
And I came to Jerusalem,.... Through the king's leave, and with a commission from him:
and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah; was informed of the mal-administration of his office:
in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God; whereby it was profaned and polluted.
At his return he directed his attention to the evil committed by Eliashib in preparing a chamber in the court of the temple (בּ הבין like Ezra 8:15) for Tobiah.
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