Nehemiah 7:5-7, Nehemiah 7:73 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 7:5-73

We have here another good project of Nehemiah?s; for wise and zealous men will be always contriving something or other for the glory of God and the edification of his church. He knew very well that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the number and valour of the inhabitants than upon the height or strength of its walls; and therefore, observing that the people were few that dwelt in it, he thought fit to take an account of the people, that he might find what families had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 7:5

And my God put into mine heart ,.... Every good motion in him, and whatever he thought of that was conducive to the good and welfare of Jerusalem, Nehemiah always ascribed it to God; see 2 Corinthians 3:5 to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy ; that their number might be known, and of what families they were, and in what cities they formerly dwelt; and this was not only of use for the present purpose of Nehemiah, but was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 7:6-69

These are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity ,.... Who were of the province of Judea, as it was now reduced, and came up out of the captivity of Babylon through the edict of Cyrus; see Ezra 2:1 , where the same preface is given to the list of names as here; and from hence to the end of Nehemiah 7:69 the same account is given of persons and families as there, with some little difference of numbers and names; in some instances there are more in this list, in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 7:5

God put into mine heart - With this good man every good thing was of God. If he purposed any good, it was because God put it into his heart; if he did any good, it was because the good hand of his God was upon him; if he expected any good, it was because he earnestly prayed God to remember him for good. Thus, in all his ways he acknowledged God, and God directed all his steps. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 7:7

Who came with Zerubbabel - The register which he found was that of the persons only who came long before Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Joshua the son of Josedek, which register could not answer in every respect to the state of the people then. Several persons and families were no doubt dead, and others had arrived since. Nehemiah probably altered it only in such parts, leaving the body of it as it was before; and this will account for the difference between it and the register that is found in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 7:1-5

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 7:1-70

Israel within the walls. In less than two months, notwithstanding the undisguised hostility of the Samaritans, and the covert disloyalty of some of the inhabitants, the sacred city was surrounded with a wall of protection; and with supreme satisfaction and profound thankfulness the gates were closed and the doors were shut. Jerusalem was secure. But Nehemiah was not the man to settle down into passive complacency. The accomplishment of one duty meant the undertaking of another. His conduct... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 7:5

And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles , etc. As Nehemiah contemplated the vast empty spaces within the city walls, and considered with himself how they might best be peopled, the thought came to him—and he hailed it as a Divine inspiration—that by taking a census of the people he might pave the way for some transfer of the inhabitants of the country districts into the capital, which would at any rate strengthen the latter, and lessen the desolate appearance of its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 7:5-69

An honourable register. Account of those who had returned to the Holy Land under Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and other leaders; found by Nehemiah when seeking guidance in making a general census of the people. In reading this record, the following observations suggest themselves:— I. THE COMPARATIVE FEWNESS AND GENERAL POVERTY OF THE RETURNING PEOPLE . The majority of their brethren preferred their position among the heathen to the honour and peril of aiding to re-establish... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

Nehemiah 7:5-7, Nehemiah 7:73 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 7:5-73

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 7:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 7:6-69

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 7:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 7:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 7:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 7:1-70

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 7:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 7:5-69

The Pulpit Commentary - Nehemiah 7:6-73

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