And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
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Gill's Exposition
Near Samaria, Arabia, and Ashdod, and had intelligence of their designs:
came, they said to us ten times; that is, they came to them at Jerusalem, and often told them, as this phrase "ten times"…
Barnes' Notes
Ten times - i. e. repeatedly. From all places ... - Better as in the margin. The Jews who dwelt on the Samaritan border, came to Jerusalem and tried to withdraw their contingents of workmen from the…
Adam Clarke
From all places whence ye shall return unto us - This verse is extremely difficult. Our translators have supplied the words, they will be upon you, which have nothing correspondent in the Hebrew. The…
We have here,
I. The conspiracy which the Jews' enemies formed against them, to stay the building by slaying the builders. The conspirators were not only Sanballat and Tobiah, but other neighbouring…
Cambridge Bible
The translation of the last clause of this verse presents a great difficulty, and leaves us doubtful with what intention the Jews here spoken of addressed their countrymen.
The verse stands in very…