And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
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Gill's Exposition
And I said unto them, let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot,.... Or until the heat of the day, or near noon; at least not till the sun had been up some time, and shone out…
Barnes' Notes
Until the sun be hot - An unusual precaution. The ordinary practice in the East is to open town gates at sunrise.
Adam Clarke
Until the sun be hot - The meaning of this is, the gates were not to be opened before sunrise, and always shut at sunset. This is the custom to the present day in many of the cities of the East if a…
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.
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Cambridge Bible
I said unto them The reading of the C'thib, -He said," is clearly wrong. The K'ri is supported by the LXX. and Vulg. -Them," Hanani and Hananiah.
until the sun be hot Vulg. -Usque ad calorem solis,"…
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