Nehemiah 11:4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-19

Jerusalem is called here the holy city (Neh. 11:1), because there the temple was, and that was the place God had chosen to put his name there; upon this account, one would think, the holy seed should all have chosen to dwell there and have striven for a habitation there; but, on the contrary, it seems they declined dwelling there, 1. Because a greater strictness of conversation was expected from the inhabitants of Jerusalem than from others, which they were not willing to come up to. Those who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 11:4

And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin ,.... It belonging partly to one tribe and partly to the other, and so inhabited by both, as it originally was, Joshua 15:63 of the children of Judah; Athaiah ; called Uthai, 1 Chronicles 9:4 whose lineage is traced through Uzziah, Zechariah, Amariah, Shephatiah, Mahalaleel: of the children of Perez ; a son of Judah, see 1 Chronicles 9:4 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-36

PART III . ENLARGEMENT OF THE POPULATION OF JERUSALEM , WITH THE NUMBER OF THE ADULT MALES , AND THE NAMES OF THE CHIEFS . VARIOUS LISTS OF PRIESTS AND LEVITES AT DIFFERENT PERIODS ( Nehemiah 11:1-36 ; Nehemiah 12:1-26 ). Having been led, in speaking of this matter, to give a sort of catalogue of the chief dwellers at Jerusalem (verses 4-19), and another of the country towns and villages occupied at this time by those... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-36

Town and country. Variety in unity. Nehemiah had been some time before (see Nehemiah 7:4 , Nehemiah 7:5 ) impressed with the necessity of increasing the population of Jerusalem, and had taken preliminary steps; but other more pressing matters had intervened. He now proceeded with his design. His purpose was, that of the whole population one-tenth should inhabit the metropolis, and he arranged that the additional families to dwell there should be determined by lot. First, however,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-36

The true centralisation. We separate the nation from the world not to surround it with a false patriotism which means self-interest, but that in the fulfilment of the Divine purpose and law we may be the greater blessing to mankind. I. The true centre of the life of the community is THE RELIGIOUS CENTRE . Jerusalem as the sacred city. The secular and religious are not opposed. The man of God is the true man. There is no true strength and prosperity where there is an inversion of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 11:3-36

Three elements in the Church of Christ. In the first verse of this chapter Jerusalem is called "the holy city;" as such it was the type of the Church of Christ. In three respects it bore to the Christian Church a real and close resemblance. 1. It was a separated city; separated and fenced from surrounding idolatries and immoralities. 2. It was a distinguished city; distinguished by 3. It was a commissioned city; charged to hold and preserve a certain deposit of sacred truth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 11:4

At Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin . It is not meant that all the dwellers in Jerusalem were of these two tribes, since among them were certainly Levites ( Nehemiah 11:10-19 ), Ephraimites, and Mansesites ( 1 Chronicles 1:1-54 . s. c.), together with Nethinims ( Nehemiah 11:21 ) who were of no tribe, and probably some representatives of all or most of the other tribes (see the comment on Ezra 2:70 ). But the present purpose of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 11:4-19

See the margin reference notes. Both accounts appear to be extracts from a public official register which Nehemiah caused to be made of his census. The census itself seems to have been confined to the dwellers at Jerusalem. The subjoined table exhibits the differences between the accounts of the entire population of Jerusalem as given in Nehemiah and in Chronicles: 1 Chron Nehemiah Tribes of Judah Of Pharez 468 Of Zerah 690 Tribe of Benjamin 956 928 ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-36

Lists of Jerusalem residents (11:1-36)Most of the people who returned from exile had settled in the country around Jerusalem rather than in the city itself. Therefore, because Jerusalem was thinly populated, a resettlement scheme was put into practice. Under this scheme one tenth of the residents from the country areas came to live in Jerusalem and so increase its stability. In addition to these, a large group offered willingly to come and live in the city (11:1-2).A list is then given of the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 11:4

4. at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah—The discrepancy that is apparent between this [Nehemiah 11:4-36] and the list formerly given in :-, arose not only from the Jewish and Oriental practice of changing or modifying the names of persons from a change of circumstances, but from the alterations that must have been produced in the course of time. The catalogue in Chronicles contains those who came with the first detachment of returned exiles, while the list in this passage... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 11:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 11:3-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 11:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 11:4-19

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 11:1-36

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nehemiah 11:4

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