Nehemiah 2:16-18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 2:9-20

We are here told, I. Now Nehemiah was dismissed by the court he was sent from. The king appointed captains of the army and horsemen to go with him (Neh. 2:9), both for his guard and to show that he was a man whom the king did delight to honour, that all the king's servants might respect him accordingly. Those whom the King of kings sends he thus protects, he thus dignifies with a host of angels to attend them. II. How he was received by the country he was sent to. 1. By the Jews and their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 2:16

And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did ..... The rulers of the city of Jerusalem, who seem to be officers of the king of Persia, since they are distinguished from Jewish rulers in the next clause: neither had I as yet told it to the Jews ; what he came about and designed to do: nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers ; the principal men among the Jews, both ecclesiastical and civil: nor to the rest that did the work ; of building and repairing;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 2:17

Then said I unto them ,.... The priests and princes of the Jews: you see the distress that we are in ; lie open to our enemies, and exposed to their insults: how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire , Nehemiah 1:3 , come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem that we be no more a reproach ; to their neighbours about them, who scoffed at them as a defenceless people and frequently came in upon them, and spoiled and plundered them of their goods... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 2:18

Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me ..... Of the kind providence of God in exalting him in the court of the king of Persia, in giving him an opportunity of laying the sad case of Jerusalem before him, and in inclining his heart to show favour to him, and grant his request: as also the king's words that he had spoken to me ; what passed between them on this subject, the commission he gave him, and the letters he sent by him to his governors on this side the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 2:16

The rulers knew not whither I went - He made no person privy to his design, that he might hide every thing as much as possible from their enemies till he had all things in readiness; lest they should take measures to defeat the work. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 2:18

Then I told them - He opened to them his design and his commission. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 2:9-20

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 2:9-20

Preparation for a great work. A record of the first steps taken by Nehemiah in the execution of his commission. I. HIS JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM (verses 9, 11). He no doubt lost no time in setting out; and he made the journey with suitable dignity, and in safety, owing to the escort granted by the king, and the obedience of the "governors beyond the river" to "the king's letters." II. HIS PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION (verses 12-15). This was— 1. Personal. He would see... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 2:10-20

True work Divinely succeeded. Here is the enterprise briefly sketched out: the ruin to be built up; the surrounding sea of scorn, hatred, and opposition to be kept back; the co-operation of rulers and people to be maintained. One man evidently to be the life and soul of the whole work. "I told not a man what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem." I. All truly religious work should be accomplished in the spirit of UNCOMPROMISING FAITHFULNESS . 1. Complete independence... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 2:11-20

Wise procedure in presence of a great work. Nehemiah before Jerusalem, the earnest patriot prophet before the city of God, lying waste and exposed, suggests to us— I. THE PRESENCE OF A GREAT WORK AWAITING US . "So I came to Jerusalem" (verse 11). There are to-day many Churches, societies, interests, more or less dear to God, which are "in distress" (verse 17), urgently needing restoration and defence, that they be not open to attack, and that they may" be no more a... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 2:9-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 2:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 2:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 2:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 2:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 2:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 2:9-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 2:9-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 2:10-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 2:11-20

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