Nehemiah 11:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. ”

Nehemiah 11:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To bring one of ten - Artificial enlargements of capitals by forcible transfers of population to them, were not unusual in ancient times. About 500 B.C., Syracuse became a great city in this way....
Nehemiah 11:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, (a) to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts [to dwell] in [other] cities. (a)...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

PART V (Nehemiah 11-13). The Population of Jerusalem and Judah. The Dedication of the Walls Internal Organisation. Nehemiah 11:1-36 . The Population of Jerusalem and Judah. This section consis...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

rulers . princes. dwelt. At this time more thickly peopled than Nehemiah 7:4 . holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 .
Nehemiah 11:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. To bring...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem— Observing that the number of the inhabitants of Jerusalem was too few, Nehemiah had ordered that the principal men of the nation should, by way of examp...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. The r...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Measures to Supplement the Population of Jerusalem 1. This v. resumes the subject of the paucity of population in Jerusalem: see Nehemiah 7:4 . The rulers were already residing in the capital, an...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XI. (1, 2) The history reverts to Nehemiah 7:5 ; lots are cast for the transfer of one-tenth of the people to the capital. (1) And the rulers. — The narrative joins on to Nehemiah 7:4 . The f...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE HOLY CITY Nehemiah 11:1-18 WE have seen that though the two passages that deal with the sparsity of the population of Jerusalem are separated in our Bibles by the insertion of the section o...
Nehemiah 11:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now begin the third and final division of the Book, in which is set forth the arrangements made for settlement of the cities. It is the last piece of history which the Old Testament contains. Some...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS We have in this chapter an account of the residence of the rulers and certain others who voluntarily undertook to make Jerusalem the place of their abode. The list also of those chosen by l...
Nehemiah 11:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem ,.... Where it was proper they should, being the metropolis of the nation, both for the performance of their offices, and to protect and defend it, as...
Nehemiah 11:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts [to dwell] in [other] cities. Ver. 1....
Nehemiah 11:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem Where their very office, in some sort, obliged them to dwell; and where, it seems, Nehemiah had desired the principal men of the nation, by way of exampl...
Nehemiah 11:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM AND OTHER CITIES (vv. 1-25) Jerusalem being God's center, the leaders of the people lived there, but the people evidently preferred other places, so that the proposa...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Re-peopling of Jerusalem. B. C. 444. 1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusal...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

NEHEMIAH CHAPTER 11 The rulers and the tenth man chosen by lot dwell at Jerusalem, Nehemiah 11:1,2 . A catalogue of their names, numbers, and families, Nehemiah 11:3-19 . The residue of the p...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Repopulating Of Jerusalem And Establishment Of The Holy City ( Nehemiah 11:1-20 ). The establishing of Jerusalem as ‘the holy city', a city cleansed of all defilement, was now seen as the firs...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “This chapter is intimately connected with Nehemiah 7:4 , showing Nehemiah’s plan of increasing the population of the city. The genealogies and then the confession and covenant c...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 11:1 . To bring one in ten to dwell in Jerusalem. The inhabitants were not yet sufficiently numerous for the public works and services, and for the defence of the city. Hence it became ne...
Nehemiah 11:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem. The holy city replenished Jerusalem is called here the holy city, because there the temple was, and that was the place God had chosen to put His...
Nehemiah 11:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART III . ENLARGEMENT OF THE POPULATION OF JERUSALEM , WITH THE NUMBER OF THE ADULT MALES , AND THE NAMES OF THE CHIEFS . VARIOUS LISTS OF PRIESTS A...
Nehemiah 11:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem, the capital of the province. The rest of the people also cast lots to bring one of ten, of the ordinary people, to dwell in Jerusalem, the Holy Cit...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 26:13 ; Acts 1:24 ; Deuteronomy 17:8 ; Deuteronomy 17:9 ; Isaiah 48:2 ; Isaiah 52:1 ; Joshua 18:10 ; Judges 20:10 ; Judges 20:9 ; Matthew 27:53 ; Matthew 4:5 ; Nehemiah 10:34...
Nehemiah 11:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To dwell — That the buildings of the city might be compleated, and the safety of it better provided for.

Nehemiah 11:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 11:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 11:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 11:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 11:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 11:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 11:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 11:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 11:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 11:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nehemiah 11:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 11:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 11:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 11:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes