Nehemiah 13:11

And I strive with the prefects, and say, 'Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station;

Nehemiah 10:39

for unto the chambers do they bring in -- the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi -- the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, and there are vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests, those ministering, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and we do not forsake the house of our God.

Nehemiah 13:17

And I strive with the freemen of Judah, and say to them, 'What is this evil thing that ye are doing, and polluting the sabbath-day?

Nehemiah 13:25

And I strive with them, and declare them vile, and smite certain of them, and pluck off their hair, and cause them to swear by God, 'Ye do not give your daughters to their sons, nor do ye take of their daughters to your sons, and to yourselves.

1 Samuel 2:17

And the sin of the young men is very great in the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.

Nehemiah 5:6-13

And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words,

Job 31:34

Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.

Proverbs 28:4

Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.

Malachi 3:8-11

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: 'In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!

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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 strive with the freemen of Judah, and say to them, 'What is this evil thing that ye are doing, and polluting the sabbath-day?
Nehemiah 5:6
And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words,
Job 31:34
Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.
Proverbs 28:4
Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.

Why is the house

Nehemiah 10:39
for unto the chambers do they bring in -- the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi -- the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, and there are vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests, those ministering, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and we do not forsake the house of our God.
1 Samuel 2:17
And the sin of the young men is very great in the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.
Malachi 3:8
Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: 'In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!