Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 2:19
Geshem the Arabian - The discovery that Sargon populated Samaria in part with an Arab colony explains why Arabs should have opposed the fortification of Jerusalem. read more
느헤미야 2:17-20 Krv
Albert Barnes
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 2:17-18
Nehemiah 2:17-18. That we be no more a reproach Exposed to the scorn and insults of the people around about. I told them of the hand of my God, &c. That is, he informed them how favourable God had made the king to him, and what discourse he had had with him, and what authority and commission he had received from him. They said, Let us rise up and build Let us begin and proceed with vigour, diligence, and resolution, as those that are determined to go through with the work. They... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 2:19-20
Nehemiah 2:19-20. When Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem, &c. These three seem to have been chief men among the Samaritans, and perhaps were invested with some offices or authority by the king of Persia. You have no portion nor right Do not trouble yourselves about this matter, who have no possession among us, no authority over us, nor interest in our church or state; nor memorial in Jerusalem No testimony or monument either of your relation to us by birth or religion, or of your... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 2:11-20
2:11-7:73 REBUILDING THE CITY WALLThe plan of work followed (2:11-3:32)Rebuilding the broken-down wall was going to mean much hard work. In fact, the task was so huge that some may have said it could not be done. Therefore, before announcing his plans, Nehemiah made a secret survey himself so that he would know exactly how much work was to be done and the amount of materials that would be required (11-16). This first-hand knowledge, together with his account of how God had guided all the events... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nehemiah 2:17
the distress. How so, if the Temple was already built? read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nehemiah 2:18
good work. This work was "good" because it was "prepared" by God. See Ephesians 2:10 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nehemiah 2:19
Gesnem. Called Gashmu (Nehemiah 6:6 ), an Arab Sheik. Like the other two, an alien. In Psalms 83:6 , all three nationalities associated as the enemies of Israel. Arabian. Descendants of Hagar. Hence Hagarenes. they laughed, &c The second form of opposition. See note on "grieved", Nehemiah 2:10 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Nehemiah 2:17
AND THEY SAID, "LET US RISE UP AND BUILD""Then said I unto them, Ye see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach. And I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me, as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for the good work. But when Sanballat the Horonite, and... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nehemiah 2:9-20
4. The return to Jerusalem 2:9-20Because of the opposition of the Jews’ neighbors, Artaxerxes sent a military escort to accompany Nehemiah to Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:9). It is not certain how many Jews traveled with Nehemiah on this occasion. The writer gave us no numbers.Sanballat may have originated in Horonaim in Moab, but he seems more likely to have come from one of the Beth-horons (Upper or Lower) located just a few miles northwest of Jerusalem (cf. Joshua 10:10-11). [Note: H. H. Rowley,... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 2:18
The king’s words - These have not been given; but the royal permission to restore the walls is implied in Nehemiah 2:5-6. read more