Nehemiah 1:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. ”

Nehemiah 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hanani seems to have been an actual brother of Nehemiah Nehemiah 7:2 .
Nehemiah 1:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

That Hanani, one of my (b) brethren, came, he and [certain] men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. (b) A Jew...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

PART III ( Nehemiah 1:1 to Nehemiah 7:73 a ). The Work of Nehemiah. Nehemiah 1:1-11 a. Nehemiah, Hearing of the Evil Plight of his Brethren in Jerusalem, Prays for Divine Aid. Nehemiah...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hanani. Shortened form of Hananiah. Compare Nehemiah 7:2 . See note above, and compare Daniel 1:3 ; Daniel 1:6 . I asked. Not about Ezra, and the 42,360 who are supposed to have been already...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. I asked them c...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. Hanani,...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ill News from Jerusalem. Nehemiah's Prayer 1. The words] better, 'the history.' Some thirteen or fourteen years separate the visit of Nehemiah to Jerusalem, recorded in this book, from that of Ezr...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(1-3) Introductory: tidings brought to Nehemiah concerning the sad estate of Jerusalem and the people.
Nehemiah 1:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

NEHEMIAH THE PATRIOT Nehemiah 1:1-3 THE Book of Nehemiah is the last part of the chronicler's narrative. Although it was not originally a separate work, we can easily see why the editor, who br...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Patriot's Prayer Nehemiah 1:1-11 Though living in luxury, in the winter palace of the Persian kings, Nehemiah's heart was keenly sensitive to all that affected his people. But he turned from...
Nehemiah 1:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the last Book of Old Testament history. An interval of about twelve years occurred between the reformation under Ezra and the coming of Nehemiah. The story is the continuation of the work com...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, (2) That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and c...
Nehemiah 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

That Hanani, one of my brethren ,.... Either in natural relation, Nehemiah 7:2 , or being a Jew of the same nation and religion; so Jarchi interprets it, one of my companions or acquaintance: he...
Nehemiah 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and [certain] men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. Ver. 2. Tha...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped Either concerning those who were not carried captives when others were, but remained in the land; or rather, those that had escaped out of the slav...
Nehemiah 1:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

MOVED BY THE REPORTED CONDITION OF JERUSALEM Though verse 1 makes it clear that this whole book records "the words of Nehemiah," it may be that Nehemiah spoke these words to another person, who wr...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah's Distress. B. C. 445. 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it cam...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

One of my brethren; of my family, or tribe, or nation. That had escaped out of the slavery which they endured in strange lands. Which, were left of the captivity; the remnant of those numerous...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary. The book opens with a typical opening line. Nehemiah was not a prophet and therefore we would not expect it to say too much. But he was an extremely important person within the Persian...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 1:1 . The words ] (Heb. Divray). See 1 Kings 11:41 , where the same word is rendered “acts.” Hachaliah ] His ancestral home was Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 2:3 ). Hence he...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Nehemiah 1:1-2 . The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, That Hanani, one of my brethren came, h...
Nehemiah 1:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 1:1 . The words of Nehemiah. Poole, in his Synopsis of the Critics, having examined very accurately what antiquity has said concerning the author of this book, I cannot do better than tra...
Nehemiah 1:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. The royal cup-bearer I. Let us notice the words alluded to by Nehemiah. They were as follows : “And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twe...
Nehemiah 1:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART I. INTRODUCTORY SECTION . Nehemiah 1:1-16 ; Nehemiah 2:1-16 . EXPOSITION CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH NEHEMIAH OBTAINED HIS COMMISSION TO REBUILD THE WALL OF JER...
Nehemiah 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah's Grief over Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 24:26 ; Ezekiel 24:27 ; Ezekiel 6:9 ; Ezekiel 7:16 ; Ezra 9:14 ; Ezra 9:8 ; Ezra 9:9 ; Jeremiah 44:14 ; Nehemiah 7:2 ; Psalms 122:6-9 ; Psalms 137:5 ; Psalms 137:6
Nehemiah 1:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Nehemiah's Prayer Nehemiah 1:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are now entering a new series of three sermons concerning Nehemiah and the depleted city of Jerusalem which he loved. In this study we w...

Nehemiah 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 1:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 1:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 1:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Nehemiah 1:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 1:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nehemiah 1:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 1:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary