Nehemiah 2:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. ”

Nehemiah 2:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The name Sanballat is probably Babylonian the first element being the same which commences “Sennacherib,” namely, “Sin,” the moon-God, and the second balatu, “eminent” (?),which is found in the Ass...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

When (e) Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard [of it], it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. (e) These w...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah Arrives in Jerusalem and Surveys the Walls. Nehemiah 2:9 . The account of the journey is omitted, interest being centred upon what Nehemiah was going to do in Jerusalem. the governors b...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

SanbalLatin An Aramaic papyrus, recently (1909) discovered at Elephantine (in Egypt), was written by two Jews (Delaya and Shelemya) to the sons of this Sanballat, who is called the "governor of Sam...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it , it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. Sanballat the Ho...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Sanballat the Horonite— This person was probably a petty prince of Moab; for Horonaim was an eminent city in that country, Isaiah 15:5 . This Sanballat was the person who afterwards instigated Ale...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. Sanballat...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah's Resolve to rebuild Jerusalem This chapter gives an account of Nehemiah's request for leave to rebuild Jerusalem, his arrival there, and his survey of the ruined walls, which it was deci...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(9-11) His journey to Jerusalem, occupying some three months, and safe under good escort, is passed over in the narrative, as Ezra’s had been. It is mentioned, however, that Sanballat, one of the “...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE MIDNIGHT RIDE Nehemiah 2:9-20 NEHEMIAH'S journey up to Jerusalem differed in many respects from Ezra's great expedition, with a host of emigrants, rich stores, and all the accompaniments of...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Patriot's Self-Sacrifice Nehemiah 2:1-11 The seventh month answers to our March or April, so that four months had passed since Nehemiah had set himself to special prayer. Between the king's s...
Nehemiah 2:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah's sadness could not wholly be hidden. He had not been habitually a sad man, as he himself declares; but the sorrow of his nation manifested itself as he stood before the king. It has been s...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(10) When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. Israel, in a...
Nehemiah 2:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

When Sanballat the Horonite ,.... Who either presided at Horonaim, or sprung from thence, a city of Moab, Isaiah 15:5 and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite ; who was formerly a slave, but now rai...
Nehemiah 2:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard [of it], it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. 10. When Sanb...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Sanballat the Horonite So called either from the place of his birth or residence, which is supposed to have been Horonaim, an eminent city of Moab. This Sanballat was the person who afterward insti...
Nehemiah 2:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

This exercise of Nehemiah continued for four months following the information he received, and finally came to a head in the month Nisan (corresponding to March or April), when Nehemiah was serving w...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah's Journey to Jerusalem; the Malice of Sanballat, c. B. C. 445. 9 Then I came...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Sanballat the Horonite; so called, either from his family, or from the place of his birth or rule, which is supposed to be Horonaim, an eminent city of Moab, Isaiah 15:5 Jeremiah 48:3 . Tobia...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah Takes The Road To Jerusalem With A Suitable Armed Guard ( Nehemiah 2:9-10 ). Having received the king's permission, and having obtained his letters of authority, Nehemiah set off for Jeru...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 2:1 . Nisan ] Called Abib in Exodus 13:4 , first month in Hebrew national year. Corresponds to parts of our March and April. Nehemiah 2:3 . Let the king live for...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Scofield Reference Notes

Tobiah Two Tobiahs are distinguished by many: (1) "Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite," ( Nehemiah 2:10 ); ( Nehemiah 2:19 ); Heh 4:3,7 6:1,12,14. (2) A Jew, unable to prove his genealogy....
Nehemiah 2:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 2:1 . Nisan. See the chronology, Exodus 12 . Artaxerxes was well disposed towards the Jews. He had sent Ezra to Jerusalem in the seventh year of his reign; he now sends Nehemiah in the t...
Nehemiah 2:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then I came to the governors beyond the river. The initial stages of a great reformation Great reformations often have an insignificant commencement and are slow in developing their true propor...
Nehemiah 2:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION NEHEMIAH 'S JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM ( Nehemiah 3:9-16 ). On his way to Jerusalem, Nehemiah would pass through the provinces of various Persian satraps and governors. To those beyo...
Nehemiah 2:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah Arrives at Jerusalem
Nehemiah 2:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 19:26 ; Acts 19:27 ; Acts 4:2 ; Acts 5:24 ; Ecclesiastes 10:7 ; Ezekiel 25:6-8 ; Ezra 4:4-23 ; Isaiah 15:5 ; Jeremiah 48:34 ; Jeremiah 48:5 ; Micah 7:10 ; Micah 7:16 ; Micah 7:17 ;...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Rebuilding the Wall Nehemiah 2:1-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we study the Book of Nehemiah we learn the truth of that old saying, "God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform." This was...
Nehemiah 2:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Horonite — So called either, from the place of his birth or rule, which is supposed to be Horonaim, an eminent city of Moab. The servant — So called probably from the condition from which he was ad...

Nehemiah 2:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 2:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 2:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 2:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 2:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 2:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 2:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 2:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 2:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 2:10 - Scofield Reference Notes

Nehemiah 2:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 2:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nehemiah 2:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 2:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 2:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 2:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Nehemiah 2:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes