1 On that day they read the Book of Moses to the people, and they found that it said no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be allowed in the meeting to worship.
2 The Ammonites and Moabites had not welcomed the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they had hired Balaam to put a curse on Israel. (But our God turned the curse into a blessing.)
3 When the people heard this teaching, they separated all foreigners from Israel.
4 Before that happened, Eliashib the priest, who was in charge of the Temple storerooms, was friendly with Tobiah.