That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
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Gill's Exposition
That I gave my brother Hanani,.... Who first brought him the melancholy account of the state of Jerusalem, Neh 1:2,
and Hananiah the ruler of the palace; the king's palace, in which the viceroy of…
Barnes' Notes
My brother Hanani - See Neh 1:2. The ruler of the palace - Or, “the governor of the fortress.” See the marginal reference note. He - i. e. Hananiah.
Adam Clarke
My brother Hanani - This was the person who gave Nehemiah the account of the desolate state of the Jews, Neh 1:2. He is now made ruler of Jerusalem, probably because Nehemiah was about to return to…
God saith concerning his church (Isa 62:6), I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem! This is Nehemiah's care here; for dead walls, without living watchmen, are but a poor defence to a city.
I.…
Cambridge Bible
my brother Hanani cf. Neh 1:2.
Hananiah the ruler of the palace R.V. Hananiah the governor of the castle. On the castle or -Bira" see Neh 2:8. The -governor of the castle" would be an official of…
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