Nehemiah 3:27 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. ”

• Nehemiah 3:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The constant mention of “priests,” “Levites,” and Nethinims,” sufficiently indicates that the writer is here concerned with the sacerdotal quarter, that immediately about the temple. Nehemiah 3:...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Building of the Walls, This is an independent section which breaks the connexion between Nehemiah 2:20 and Nehemiah 4:1 ff.; it is an excerpt which commences with And Eliashib. (not then El...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Particulars respecting the Rebuilding 1. Then, etc.] For the purposes of repair the wall was parcelled out between a number of working parties consisting of various important families, the inhabit...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  After them. — Literally, after him, referring to Pedaiah of Nehemiah 3:25 .

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  BUILDING THE WALLS Nehemiah 3:1-32 THE third chapter of the Book of Nehemiah supplies a striking illustration of the constructive character of the history of the Jews in the Persian period. Nor...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This chapter is supremely interesting in its revelation of method. That it is preserved for us at all shows how system characterized Nehemiah's procedure. The description proceeds round the entire wa...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (13) The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the du...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  After them the Tekoites repaired another piece ,.... Having finished what they undertook in another part of the wall, Nehemiah 3:5 , they engage in this part of it; which shows their great zeal and...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. Ver. 27. After them the Tekoites ] The people whereof had repaired before,...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  After them the Tekoites repaired The same spoken of before, who, having despatched their first share sooner than their brethren, freely offered to supply the defects of others, who, as it seems, ne...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE BUILDING WELL BEGUN (vv. 1-32) Eliashib the high priest is mentioned first in the building, not because he was the most devoted builder, but because of his position, for chapter 13:4 tells u...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Rebuilding of the Wall. B. C. 445.       1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The Tekoites; the same spoken of before, Nehemiah 3:5 , who having despatched their first share sooner than their brethren had done theirs, freely offered their help to supply the defects of oth...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Rebuilding Of The Walls Of Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 3:1-32 ). It is difficult to overemphasise the huge impact of what was about to be accomplished. A city which was largely uninhabited, lay parti...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 3:1 . Eliashib ] The grandson of Jeshua, and the first high priest after the return from Babylon. No reason to doubt that the same Eliashib is referred to in Ezra 10...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Scofield Reference Notes

  Ophel translated, "tower," ( 2 Kings 5:24 ); ( 2 Chronicles 27:3 ); ( 2 Chronicles 33:14 ). Perhaps part of the fort called Millo, ( 1 Kings 9:15 ); ( 2 Chronicles 32:5 ).

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Nehemiah 3:1 . Eliashib the highpriest. He was the son of Joachim, the son of Joshua, and the third highpriest after the first and greatest return of the people from Babylon. They sanctified it,...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren. The builders at work Unity in diversity seems to be the principle on which God works both in the natural and spiritual world--a truth wh...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK , AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE WORKING PARTIES , WITH THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SUPERINTENDED THE BUILDING ( Nehemiah 3:1-16 . ). T...

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Walls of Zion

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Nehemiah 3:26 ; Nehemiah 3:5

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• Nehemiah 3:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Tekoites — The same spoken of before, who having dispatched their first share sooner than their brethren, freely offered to supply the defects of others, who, as it seems, neglected that part of th...

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