And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
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Gill's Exposition
And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem,.... To know what number of men were in them, and how many could be spared to do duty, either as watchmen or soldiers; or to know how to levy the tax, and…
Barnes' Notes
And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem - That is, you have taken an estimate of their number so as to ascertain how many can be spared to be pulled down to repair the walls; or you have made an…
What is meant by the covering of Judah, which in the beginning of this paragraph is said to be discovered, is not agreed. The fenced cities of Judah were a covering to the country; but these, being…
Cambridge Bible
And ye have numbered the houses And ye numbered, apparently to see which could best be spared for the purpose specified in the next clause, "to fortify the wall," cf. Jer 33:4.