Nehemiah 3:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. ”

• Nehemiah 3:9 - 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 3:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  ruler . prince. Heb, sar. Not the same word as Nehemiah 2:16 . part . circuit.

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem - Probably the city was divided into two parts; one for Judah, and th...

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. No JFB commentary on these verses.

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - 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 3:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  The half part of Jerusalem. — Of the district belonging to Jerusalem.

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - 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 3:9 - 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 3:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (5) And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. (6) Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of B...

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And next unto them repaired Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. That city belonging partly to the tribe of Judah, and partly to the tribe of Benjamin; one part of it...

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. Ver. 9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem ] Which, being part in Judah and part in Benjamin, had two...

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The ruler of the half part of Jerusalem As Rome was anciently divided into several quarters or regions, so was Jerusalem; and especially into two parts, whereof one was in the tribe of Benjamin, an...

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - 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 3:9 - 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 3:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  As Rome was anciently divided into several quarters or regions, so was Jerusalem, and especially this was divided into two parts, whereof one was in the tribe of Benjamin, and nearest to the temple;...

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - 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 3:9 - 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 3:9 - 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 3:9 - 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 3:9 - 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 3:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Walls of the Lower City

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Nehemiah 3:12 ; Nehemiah 3:17

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• Nehemiah 3:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Half part — As Rome was anciently divided into several quarters or regions, so was Jerusalem; and especially into two parts, whereof one was in the tribe of Benjamin, and nearest the temple, the ot...

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