尼希米記 3:1-32 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:6

The old gate must either have corresponded to the modern "Damascus gate" or have been in its near neighbourhood. It is not mentioned elsewhere. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:7

Gibeon and Mispah lay due north of Jerusalem, at the distance respectively of about 5.5 and 4.5 miles The inhabitants were set to repair the middle part of the north wall . Unto the throne of the governor on this side the river . So the Septuagint; and, among moderns, Michaelis, Pool, and A. Clarke. Others translate—"the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who belonged to the jurisdiction of the governor across the river." But this can scarcely have been the fact, since Gibeon is mentioned among... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:8

Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries . Or "the son of Harak-kashim." They fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall. The Septuagint has κατέλιπον , "they left," and the Vulgate dimiserunt in the same sense, which is given also as an alternative rendering by our translators, in the margin. And no doubt the verb עזב has this for one of its meanings. But the clause has thus no satisfactory sense. That עזב is used for "to fortify" by Nehemiah is plain from Nehemiah 4:2 ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:9

The ruler of the half part of Jerusalem . Compare Nehemiah 3:11 . The city itself does not seem to be intended, but rather the territory outside which was considered to belong to the city. This was divided into two portions, under two "princes" or "rulers," Rephaiah and Shallum. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:11

Malchijah and Hashub , who are here said to have repaired, not the other piece , but "a second piece"of the wall, have not been previously mentioned in our present text; whence it has been concluded with reason (Bertheau) that the text is defective, some whole verses having fallen out (comp. Nehemiah 3:20 ). The tower of the furnaces is mentioned again in Nehemiah 12:38 . Its exact position cannot be fixed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:12

He and his daughters . It seems to be almost impossible that women were pressed into the service, especially when it was one of so much danger ( Nehemiah 4:13-21 ). By "daughters" we must therefore understand the villages contained in Shallum's district, which is agreeable to the use of the term in Nehemiah 11:25 , Nehemiah 11:27 , Nehemiah 11:28 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:12

Family zeal in good work. "He and his daughters." Some take "daughters" here in the sense which it bears in Nehemiah 11:25 , Nehemiah 11:27 , viz; "villages (regarded as the daughters of the town or district to which they belong), and would read, "it" ( i.e. the half-part, or district, of Jerusalem) "and its villages." If, however, we take the word "daughters" in the sense of women, they present us an instance of a father and his daughters uniting in a good work. Probably the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:13

The valley gate . A gate in the western wall (See the comment on Nehemiah 2:13 .) Zanoah was situated to the west of Jerusalem at the distance of some nine or ten miles. It is mentioned in Joshua 15:34 as a city of Judah, but was not a place of much importance. We can scarcely suppose that the inhabitants had as much as a thousand cubits of the wall assigned to them, since that is more than a quarter of a mile, and the entire circuit was under four miles. Bertheau suggests that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:14

The dung gate . See the comment on Nehemiah 2:13 . The ruler of part of Beth-haccerem . Rather "ruler of the district of Beth-haccerem," or head man of the region within which Beth-haccerem, was situated. This was a district in the neighbourhood of Tekoah ( Jeremiah 6:1 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:15

The gate of the fountain . See the comment on Nehemiah 2:14 . The ruler of part of Mizpah . Rather, "ruler of the district of Mizpah, " which is distinguished from the town of Mizpah ( Nehemiah 2:7 , Nehemiah 2:19 ), and shown to have furnished a distinct working party. The wall of the pool of Siloah was probably an outwork designed to protect those who at a time of siege frequented this fountain. The pool must always have been outside of the main wall of the city. It furnished... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 3:15

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