Nehemiah 13:17
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath,.... Or "were shaded" (g); that is, as Jarchi interprets it, when the shadows of the eve of the sabbath were…
Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
I contended with the nobles - These evils took place through their negligence; and this I proved before them.
Here is another instance of that blessed reformation in which Nehemiah was so active. He revived sabbath-sanctification, and maintained the authority of the fourth commandment; and a very good deed…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Then I contended cf. Neh 13:11.
the nobles of Judah A different word (ḥorim) from that used for the rulers in Neh 13:11.
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