Nehemiah 13:19 meaning and explanation
When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
Nehemiah 13:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah is back in Jerusalem after reporting to King Artaxerxes, and he finds the Sabbath being treated as an ordinary trading day. Merchants from Tyre are selling fish and goods, and Judah's nobles are allowing it.
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