John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 3:26
Moreover, the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel ,.... An high tower upon the wait, in this part of it, see 2 Chronicles 27:3 , these were servants to the Levites, and repaired here, where their dwellings were: unto the place over against the water gate toward the east : and as one part of their work was to fetch water for the temple, they were here very properly situated; it led to the king's garden, the valley of Jehoshaphat, and from thence a plain way to Bethany: and the tower that lieth... read more
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