Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 3:5
Tekoites - See 2 Samuel 14:2 note. read more
尼希米記 3:1-32 Cunpts
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 3:6
The old gate - Either the modern Damascus gate, the main entrance to the city on the north side; or a gate a little further eastward. read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 3:7
Unto the throne ... - The meaning is thought to be “the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who, though they worked for Nehemiah, were not under his government, but belonged to the jurisdiction of the governor on this side the river.” read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 3:11
The other piece - Rather, “another piece” (as in Nehemiah 3:19, Nehemiah 3:21, Nehemiah 3:27, Nehemiah 3:30). It is conjectured that a verse has fallen out in which Malchijah’s and Hashub’s “first piece” was mentioned.The tower of the furnaces - Either a tower at the northwestern angle of the city; or, midway in the western wall. The origin of the name is uncertain. read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 3:13
Zanoah lay west of Jerusalem, at the distance of about 10 miles (Joshua 15:34 note). read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 3:15
The “pool of Siloah” lies at the southwestern foot of the temple hill, near the lower end of the Tyropoeon. It appears to have been at all times beyond the line of the city wall, but was perhaps joined to the city by a fortification of its own.The king’s gardens - See 2 Kings 25:4 note.The stairs - A flight of steps, still to be seen, led from the low valley of the Tyropoeon up the steep sides of Ophel to the “city of David,” which it reached probably at a point not far south of the temple. read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 3:16
Beth-zur - Now Beit-sur, on the road from Jerusalem to Hebron Joshua 15:58.By “the sepulchres of David” must be understood the burial place in which David and the kings his descendants to the time of Hezekiah were interred. This was an excavation in the rock, in the near vicinity of the temple Ezekiel 43:7-9, and on its western side. The position of the burial-place was well known until the destruction of the city by Titus; but modern research has not yet discovered it.The pool - Probably that... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 3:17-30
The constant mention of “priests,” “Levites,” and Nethinims,” sufficiently indicates that the writer is here concerned with the sacerdotal quarter, that immediately about the temple.Nehemiah 3:18Bavai - Or, “Binnui” Nehemiah 3:24; Nehemiah 10:9.The armoury at the turning of the wall - literally, “the armoury of the corner.” The northwestern corner of the special wall of the “city of David” seems to be intended. See Nehemiah 3:1 note.Nehemiah 3:20The other piece - Rather, “another piece.” The... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 3:31
The gate Miphkad - Not elsewhere mentioned. It must have been in the east, or northeast, wall, a little to the south of the “sheep-gate” read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 3:3
The fish gate - The gate through which fish from the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee entered Jerusalem; a gate in the north wall, a little to the east of the modern Damascus gate.Locks - The word used (here and in Nehemiah 3:6, Nehemiah 3:13-15) is thought to mean rather a “cross-bar” than a lock, while that translated “bars” is regarded as denoting the “hooks” or “catches” which held the cross-bar at its two ends. read more