John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 11:25-30
And for the villages, with their fields ,.... The cities and villages in the country, an account of the inhabitants of them next follows: some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof ; the same with Hebron, Joshua 15:54 and at Dibon ; the same with Dimonah, Joshua 15:22 and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof ; the same with Kabzeel, one of the uttermost cities of the tribe of Judah southward, Joshua 15:21 , of which city was... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 11:20-36
Having given an account of the principal persons that dwelt in Jerusalem (a larger account of whom he had before, 1 Chron. 9:2-34), Nehemiah, in these verses, gives us some account of the other cities, in which dwelt the residue of Israel, Neh. 11:20. It was requisite that Jerusalem should be replenished, yet not so as to drain the country. The king himself is served of the field, which will do little service if there be not hands to manage it. Let there therefore be no strife, no envy, no... read more