And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
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Gill's Exposition
Then said I unto them,.... The priests and princes of the Jews:
you see the distress that we are in; lie open to our enemies, and exposed to their insults:
how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates…
Barnes' Notes
The rulers - The principal authorities of the city, in the absence of the special governor. The rest that did the work - i. e. “the laboring class that (afterward) actually built the wall.”
Adam Clarke
The rulers knew not whither I went - He made no person privy to his design, that he might hide every thing as much as possible from their enemies till he had all things in readiness; lest they should…
We are here told,
I. Now Nehemiah was dismissed by the court he was sent from. The king appointed captains of the army and horsemen to go with him (Neh 2:9), both for his guard and to show that he was…
Cambridge Bible
The Nation's Resolve
16. the rulers R.V. marg. Or deputies. -S'ganim" is the title used in Ezr 9:2, and in this book (Neh 4:8; Neh 4:13; Neh 5:7; Neh 7:5; Neh 12:40) for the chief magistrates and…