Nehemiah 13:26 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23-31

We have here one instance more of Nehemiah's pious zeal for the purifying of his countrymen as a peculiar people to God; that was the thing he aimed at in the use of his power, not the enriching of himself. See here, I. How they had corrupted themselves by marrying strange wives. This was complained of in Ezra's time, and much done towards a reformation, Ezra 9:1-10:44 But, when the unclean spirit is cast out, if a watchful eye be not kept upon him, he will re-enter; so he did here. Though in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 13:26

Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things ?.... By marrying strange wives, by whom he was drawn into idolatry, 1 Kings 11:3 , yet among many nations was there no king like him ; as not for grandeur and riches, so not for wisdom, and yet was ensnared by his idolatrous wives: who was beloved of God ; alluding to his name Jedidiah, which signifies beloved of the Lord, 2 Samuel 12:24 and God made him king over all Israel ; which was a proof of his love to him, and so he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:26

Did not Solomon - Have you not had an awful example before you? What a heavy curse did Solomon's conduct bring upon himself and upon the people, for a conduct such as yours? read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:1-31

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:1-31

The blessing of God on an active life founded upon his word. I. THE TRUE RELIGIOUS REFORMATION , both negative and positive. 1. Abuses must be vigorously attacked and cleansed away. The house of God has to be purified of strangers. The neglect of discipline a terrible evil. Unfaithful ministers the curse of the Church. The "mixed multitude" is no strength to Jerusalem, but weakness. The observance of the sabbath. To the Jew a typical commandment, which represented... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23-29

Forbidden marriages. This chapter might have been written to bring into pointed contrast the promises of the people ( Nehemiah 10:1-39 .) and their subsequent practice. In nearly every particular the covenant so solemnly made was broken. We have recorded in this paragraph— I. A GREAT EVIL . 1. Marriages with foreign women. It is probable that the Jews referred to here lived near the territories occupied by the peoples from whom they took wives. Marriage with such was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23-31

Unholy alliance (a lesson for the young). Beside the forsaking of the house of the Lord consequent on the neglect to pay tithes, and the disregard of the sabbath, Nehemiah had to lament another grave evil which had grown up during his absence in Persia. In these verses we have— I. A CASE OF ALARMING DEFECTION . "In those days" of his return some of the Jews had married "wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab" (verse 23). Ezra had encountered the same evil, and vehemently and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:26

Did not Solomon … sin by these things? The example adduced was more apt than any other to move Jews. Israelites might have felt more deeply the case of Ahab ( 1 Kings 21:25 ). Solomon's sin in "going after strange wives," and its punishment, are set forth very fully in 1 Kings 11:1-40 . Among many nations there was no king like him . The reference is not so much to particular texts ( e.g. 1 Kings 3:13 ; 2 Chronicles 1:12 ) as to the general description of Solomon, his glory,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 13:26

Nehemiah 13:26. Did not Solomon sin by these things? He quotes a precedent to show the pernicious consequences of their conduct, which were such as rendered it necessary that their sin should be animadverted upon by the government. The falls of great and good men are therefore recorded, that we may take warning by them to shun the temptations by which they were overcome. Solomon was famous for wisdom; yet, when he married strange wives, his wisdom could not secure him from the snares of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 13:4-31

Nehemiah’s later reforms (13:4-31)After serving twelve years as governor of Jerusalem, Nehemiah returned to Persia for a period (see 5:14; 13:6). During his absence the religion of the Jews deteriorated, while the Jews’ old enemies, Sanballat and Tobiah, gained some influence in Jerusalem. The high priest Eliashib was especially blameworthy in this. He allowed a member of the high priestly family to marry the daughter of Sanballat (see v. 28), and gave permission to Tobiah to live in one of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23-31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 13:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 13:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:23-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 13:26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 13:26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 13:4-31

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