Nehemiah 11:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. ”

• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. All the men that willingly offered - Some volunteered their services, which was considered a sacrifice to...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. No JFB commentary on this verse.

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (1) В¶ 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. (2) An...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. Who were not taken by lot, but of their own accord settled at Jerusalem; they praised them for it, and wi...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. Ver. 2. And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves ] All the volunteers, t...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves Besides those who were chosen by lot, it seems there were some that voluntarily chose to go and live there, whom the people highly...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Re-peopling of Jerusalem. B. C. 444.       1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusal...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Because they denied themselves, and their own safety and profit, for the public good; for this city was the butt of all the malicious plots of their enemies; and for the present it was rather chargea...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - 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...

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  List of the Leading Men

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Corinthians 8:16 ; 2 Corinthians 8:17 ; Deuteronomy 24:13 ; Job 29:13 ; Job 31:20 ; Judges 5:9

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• Nehemiah 11:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Blessed — Because they denied themselves, and their own safety and profit for the publick good; for this city was the butt of all the malicious plots of their enemies; and for the present it was ra...

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