And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
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Gill's Exposition
And my God put into mine heart,.... Every good motion in him, and whatever he thought of that was conducive to the good and welfare of Jerusalem, Nehemiah always ascribed it to God; see Co2 3:5
to…
Barnes' Notes
It is argued by some that the entire catalogue which follows Neh. 7:7-73 is not the register of them “which came up ‘at the first’,” but of the Jewish people in Nehemiah’s time. Neh 7:7 and Ezr 2:2…
Adam Clarke
God put into mine heart - With this good man every good thing was of God. If he purposed any good, it was because God put it into his heart; if he did any good, it was because the good hand of his God…
We have here another good project of Nehemiah's; for wise and zealous men will be always contriving something or other for the glory of God and the edification of his church. He knew very well that…
Cambridge Bible
my God put into mine heart R.V. my heart. For this expression see note on Neh 2:12.
nobles … rulers(R.V. marg. deputies) … people cf. Neh 2:16; Neh 4:14; Neh 4:19.
thatthey might be reckoned by…
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