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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:20

After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece ,.... Towards and next to that Ezer the last builder mentioned had repaired; and this he did "earnestly", or in anger as the word signifies, being angry with himself or others that there was any backwardness shown to the work; and therefore, with all haste and eagerness imaginable, attended to it: from the turning of the wall ; see the preceding verse: unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest ; of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:21

After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Koz, another piece ,.... He had wrought before in another part, Nehemiah 3:4 , but having finished that, he sets his hand a second time to the work: from the door of the house of Eliashib, even to the end of the house of Eliashib ; the door of his house seems to have been at one end of it, and from that end to the other was a considerable length; he being a great man, the high priest, had a large house. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:22

And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. Either of the plain of Jericho, where, in later times at least, there was a station of the priests, or of the plain about Jerusalem; those also assisted in the repairs of the wall. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:23

After him ,.... The last of the priests before mentioned: repaired Benjamin, and Hashub, over against their house ; as much of the wall as the length of their house, or houses, were: after him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, by his house : as far as that reached. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 3:11

Repaired the other piece - That which was left by Jedaiah after he had repaired the wall opposite to his own house. Probably some of the principal people were obliged to repair those parts of the wall opposite to their own dwellings. Perhaps this was the case generally. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 3:12

The son of Halohesh - Or, the son of the Enchanter: conjectured to be thus named from having the art to charm serpents. The ruler of the half part - See on Nehemiah 3:9 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 3:13

The inhabitants of Zanoah - This was a town in the tribe of Judah. Joshua 15:34 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 3:14

Beth-haccerem - A village or town in the tribe of Benjamin. See Jeremiah 6:1 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 3:15

The pool of Siloah - This is probably the same as that mentioned by the evangelists. The stairs that go down from the city of David - Jerusalem being built on very uneven ground, and some hills being taken within the walls; there was a necessity that there should be in different places steps by which they could ascend and descend: probably similar to what we see in the city of Bristol. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 3:16

The pool that was made - Calmet supposes that this was the reservoir made by Hezekiah, when besieged by Sennacherib, 2 Chronicles 32:4 . The house of the mighty - Probably a place where a band of soldiers was kept, or the city guard. read more

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