After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
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Gill's Exposition
After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Koz, another piece,.... He had wrought before in another part, Neh 3:4, but having finished that, he sets his hand a second time to the work:…
The constant mention of “priests,” “Levites,” and Nethinims,” sufficiently indicates that the writer is here concerned with the sacerdotal quarter, that immediately about the temple. Neh 3:18 Bavai -…
Adam Clarke
Earnestly repaired - He distinguished himself by his zeal and activity.
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…
Cambridge Bible
Baruch the son of Zabbai R.V. marg. -Another reading is, Zaccai." Zabbai (so Ezr 10:28) is the reading of C'thib and LXX., Zaccai of K'ri and Vulg.
earnestly repaired The word rendered -earnestly"…
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