Nehemiah 12:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. ”

Nehemiah 12:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The house of Gilgal - Or, “Beth-Gilgal” - probably the Gilgal north of Jerusalem (now “Jiljilia).
Nehemiah 12:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Dedication of the Walls of Jerusalem. We should naturally expect this section to come after Nehemiah 6:15 , where the completion of the walls is recorded; like so many others, this section has bec...
Nehemiah 12:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the house of Gilgal. Hebrew Beth-Gilgal
Nehemiah 12:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. From the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and...
Nehemiah 12:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; No JFB commentary on these verses.
Nehemiah 12:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem 1. The priests] The names in Nehemiah 12:1-7 likewise appear with some variations in Nehemiah 10:3-8 see also Ezra 2:36-39 .
Nehemiah 12:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(27-43) The dedication of the wall. Henceforth Nehemiah speaks in his own person.
Nehemiah 12:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

BEGINNINGS Nehemiah 12:27-47 A CURIOUS feature of the history of the restoration of Israel already met with several times is postponement. Thus in the days of Cyrus. Zerubbabel leads up an expe...
Nehemiah 12:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here the story of the settlement of the people in Jerusalem is completed. This is followed by an account o f the solemn dedication of the wall. It would seem as though it had been postponed for som...
Nehemiah 12:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah had very largely described, in the former part of his book, the labours in building the wall; and therefore he will not pass over the dedication of it. The account is truly interesting. And...
Nehemiah 12:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Also from the house of Gilgal ,.... Which likewise was in a champaign country in the plains of Jericho, Deuteronomy 11:30 , and out of the fields of Geba ; which was a Levitical city in the tribe...
Nehemiah 12:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The singers had built them villages , &c. That they might be near at hand for the service of God and of his house. The priests and the Levites purified themselves By sprinkling the water of pu...
Nehemiah 12:29 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

PRIESTS AND LEVITES (vv. 1-26) In these verses God sees fit to list the names of the priests and Levites who came to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel in the first return for the rebuilding of the city....
Nehemiah 12:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Dedication of the Wall. B. C. 444. 27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusal...
Nehemiah 12:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That they might be near at hand for the service of God, and of his house.
Nehemiah 12:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Levites Are Sought Out To Play Their Part In The Celebrations ( Nehemiah 12:27-29 ). The emphasis at the commencement of the passage on the calling together of all the Levites from all around...
Nehemiah 12:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “The list of the inhabitants of the province (chap. 11) is followed by lists of the priests and Levites ( Nehemiah 12:1-26 ). These different lists are, in fact, all connected wit...
Nehemiah 12:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 12:47 . They sanctified unto the levites, and the levites sanctified unto the children of Aaron. They dedicated and delivered not only the tithes, and the tithe of the tithes, as stated i...
Nehemiah 12:29 - The Biblical Illustrator

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. The dedication of the wall In this dedication-- I. It was designed to offer thanks to God for the completion of a good work. II. It was int...
Nehemiah 12:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART IV . DEDICATION OF THE WALL OF JERUSALEM UNDER NEHEMIAH AND EZRA , WITH NEHEMIAH 'S ARRANGEMENT OF THE TEMPLE OFFICERS , AND HIS EFFORTS FOR THE R...
Nehemiah 12:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Walls Dedicated
Nehemiah 12:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 6:60 ; Deuteronomy 11:30 ; Ezra 2:24 ; Joshua 10:43 ; Joshua 21:17 ; Joshua 5:9 ; Nehemiah 11:31

Nehemiah 12:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 12:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 12:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 12:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 12:29 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 12:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 12:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 12:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 12:29 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nehemiah 12:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 12:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 12:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge