One of the sons of Joiada was the son- in- law of Sanballat the Horonite. Joiada, the son of Eliashib, was the high priest. I drove Joiada’s son away from me.

大祭司以利亚实的孙子、耶何耶大的一个儿子是和伦人参巴拉的女婿，我就从我这里把他赶出去。

以利亚实大祭司的孙子，耶何耶大的一个儿子是和伦人参巴拉的女婿，我就把他从我这里赶出去。

以利亚实大祭司的孙子，耶何耶大的一个儿子是和伦人参巴拉的女婿，我就把他从我这里赶出去。

以利亚实大祭司的孙子、耶何耶大的一个儿子娶了和伦人参巴拉的女儿，我就把他赶了出去。

大祭司以利亚实的孙子耶何耶大的一个儿子，是和伦人参巴拉的女婿，我就驱逐他离开我。

大祭司以利亞實的孫子、耶何耶大的一個兒子是和倫人參巴拉的女婿，我就從我這裏把他趕出去。

以利亞實大祭司的孫子，耶何耶大的一個兒子是和倫人參巴拉的女婿，我就把他從我這裏趕出去。

以利亞實大祭司的孫子，耶何耶大的一個兒子是和倫人參巴拉的女婿，我就把他從我這裏趕出去。

以利亞實大祭司的孫子、耶何耶大的一個兒子娶了和倫人參巴拉的女兒，我就把他趕了出去。

大祭司以利亞實的孫子耶何耶大的一個兒子，是和倫人參巴拉的女婿，我就驅逐他離開我。

大祭司以利亞實的孫子耶何耶大的一個兒子是和倫人參巴拉的女婿；我就把他趕出我這裏。

祭司長以利亞實孫、耶何耶大子一人、為和倫人參巴拉之壻、我屏之於我前、

祭司長、以利亞實孫、耶何耶大子、娶和倫人撒八拉女、故我逐之、

大祭司以利雅實子耶何耶大、其子之一、為和倫人參巴拉之壻、故我逐之離我、

One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. And I drove him away from me.

And one of the sons of Jehoiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I chased him from me.

One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest had married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite, so I banished him from my presence.

Even one of the sons of Jehoiada, son of the high priest Eliashib, had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. So I drove him away from me.

Even one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, became a son in law of Sanballat the Horonite, so I chased him away from me.

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I drove him from me.

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son- in- law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

Even one of the sons of Jehoiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. So I drove him away from me.

And[ one] of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest,[ was] son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

Now one of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. So I banished him from my sight.

One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son- in- law to Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I chased him from me.

But Sanballat, the Horonite, heard about it. So did Tobiah, the official from Ammon. Geshem, the Arab, heard about it too. All of them laughed at us. They made fun of us.“ What do you think you are doing?” they asked.“ Are you turning against the king?”

Sanballat and Tobiah heard about what was happening. Sanballat was a Horonite. Tobiah was an official from Ammon. They were very upset that someone had come to help the Israelites.

Eliashib the high priest and the other priests went to work. They rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They set it apart to God. They put its doors in place. They continued to rebuild the wall up to the Tower of the Hundred. They set the tower apart to God. Then they continued to rebuild the wall all the way to the Tower of Hananel.

The names of the family leaders of the Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua were written down. So were the names of the family leaders of the priests. That happened while Darius ruled over Persia.

Joshua was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. Eliashib was the father of Joiada.

Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms in the house of our God. He had worked closely with Tobiah.He had also provided a large room for Tobiah. It had been used to store the grain offerings. The incense and the objects for the temple had been put there. And a tenth of the grain, olive oil and fresh wine had been kept there. That’s what the Law required for the Levites. That’s also what it required for the musicians and the men who guarded the temple gates. The gifts for the priests had been kept there too.

In those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah. And replies from Tobiah came back to them.Many people in Judah had promised that they would be faithful to him. That’s because he was Shekaniah’s son- in- law. Shekaniah was the son of Arah. Tobiah’s son Jehohanan had married Meshullam’s daughter. Meshullam was the son of Berekiah.Tobiah’s friends kept reporting to me the good things he did. They also kept telling him what I said. And Tobiah himself sent letters to scare me.

Every morning I will get rid of all the sinful people in the land. I will remove from the city of the Lord everyone who does what is evil.

A wise king gets rid of evil people. He runs the threshing wheel over them.

If you do what is right, you won’t need to be afraid of your rulers. But watch out if you do what is wrong! You don’t want to be afraid of those in authority, do you? Then do what is right, and you will be praised.The one in authority serves God for your good. But if you do wrong, watch out! Rulers don’t carry a sword for no reason at all. They serve God. And God is carrying out his anger through them. The ruler punishes anyone who does wrong.

So I gave them a warning. I cursed them. I beat up some of them. I pulled their hair out. I had them make a promise in God’s name. I said,“ You must promise not to give your daughters to be married to their sons. You must promise not to let their daughters marry your sons. And you must not marry their daughters either.

A king sits on his throne to judge. He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.