So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
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Compared with Ezr 2:69 there is considerable difference between the totals for gold, silver, and garments. The usual explanation is that of corruption in the one or the other of the passages. Neh 7:73…
Adam Clarke
All Israel, dwelt in their cities - It was in reference to this particularly that the public registers were examined; for by them they found the different families, and consequently the cities,…
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
Neh 7:73 b; 8:12. The Reading of the Law
This verse begins a new section in the work. The style alters. The use of the first pers. sing. is resumed in Neh 12:31. The Compiler has recourse to other…