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Nehemiah 3:6

Nehemiah 3:6
Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Moreover, the old gate repaired Jehoiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah,.... Which some think was so called because it led to the old city Salem. Dr. Lightfoot (a) thinks it is…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The old gate - Either the modern Damascus gate, the main entrance to the city on the north side; or a gate a little further eastward.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Moreover the old gate R.V. And the old gate. Marg. -Or, the gate of the old cityor, of the oldwall." Literally rendered the words are -And the gate of the old," so that there is some uncertainty which…

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