Nehemiah 13:11

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.

Nehemiah 10:39

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine and the oil, into the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the doorkeepers and the singers. And we will not forsake the house of our God.

Nehemiah 13:17

And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?

Nehemiah 13:25

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them by God saying, Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

1 Samuel 2:17

And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.

Nehemiah 5:6-13

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

Job 31:34

Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so 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 3:8-11

Will a man rob God? But ye rob me. And ye say, Wherein do we rob thee? In tithes and heave-offerings.

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Summary

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.

Bible References

Contended

Nehemiah 13:17
And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?
Nehemiah 5:6
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
Job 31:34
Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so 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.

Why is the house

Nehemiah 10:39
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine and the oil, into the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the doorkeepers and the singers. And we will not forsake the house of our God.
1 Samuel 2:17
And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.
Malachi 3:8
Will a man rob God? But ye rob me. And ye say, Wherein do we rob thee? In tithes and heave-offerings.