Nehemiah 3:15-25

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 3:1-32

The best way to know how to divide this chapter is to observe how the work was divided among the undertakers, that every one might know what he had to do, and mind it accordingly with a holy emulation, and desire to excel, yet without any contention, animosity, or separate interest. No strife appears among them but which should do most for the public good. Several things are observable in the account here given of the building of the wall about Jerusalem:? I. That Eliashib the high priest,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:15

But the gate of the fountain ,.... Of which see Nehemiah 2:14 repaired Shallum, the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah ; of a tract, district, town, or city so called; perhaps that in the tribe of Benjamin; see Nehemiah 3:7 , he built it, and covered it ; roofed it, which is not said of any of the other gates, whether because of the fountain at it: and set up the doors thereof , &c.; finished it completely: and the wall of the pool of Siloah, by the king's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:16

After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur. A strong fortified place in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:58 , unto the place over against the sepulchres of David ; where he and his family, and the kings of his race, were buried, which remained to this time untouched by the Babylonians, and to many ages after; see Acts 2:29 and to the pool that was made ; not a natural, but an artificial one, which was made by Hezekiah, 2 Kings 20:20 , ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:17

After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani ,.... Who was one of them, as he that follows was another: next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah : a city of the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:4 in his part ; either with the men of that part of Keilah under his jurisdiction, or at the expense of that part of it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:18

After him repaired their brethren ,.... Either the brethren of the two before named particularly, or the Levites their brethren in general, as Jarchi: Bavai, the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah ; the other half of that place. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:19

And next to him repaired Ezer, the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah ,.... Either of another Mizpah, or of the other half of Mizpah, Nehemiah 3:15 another piece ; or a second piece; one of the two pieces; for another is mentioned in the next verse: over against the going up to the armoury, at the turning of the wall ; the western wall towards the south, near to which was a place where armour was laid up; perhaps the same with the tower of David, to which there is an allusion in ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:20

After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece ,.... Towards and next to that Ezer the last builder mentioned had repaired; and this he did "earnestly", or in anger as the word signifies, being angry with himself or others that there was any backwardness shown to the work; and therefore, with all haste and eagerness imaginable, attended to it: from the turning of the wall ; see the preceding verse: unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest ; of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:21

After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Koz, another piece ,.... He had wrought before in another part, Nehemiah 3:4 , but having finished that, he sets his hand a second time to the work: from the door of the house of Eliashib, even to the end of the house of Eliashib ; the door of his house seems to have been at one end of it, and from that end to the other was a considerable length; he being a great man, the high priest, had a large house. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:22

And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. Either of the plain of Jericho, where, in later times at least, there was a station of the priests, or of the plain about Jerusalem; those also assisted in the repairs of the wall. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:23

After him ,.... The last of the priests before mentioned: repaired Benjamin, and Hashub, over against their house ; as much of the wall as the length of their house, or houses, were: after him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, by his house : as far as that reached. read more

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