Nehemiah 4:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. ”

Nehemiah 4:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Samaritan Attempt to Frustrate the Building of the Walls. In Nehemiah 4:2 f. the text is very corrupt, though the general sense of the passage is fairly clear, viz. the Samaritans mock the effort...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Tobiah. See note on Nehemiah 2:10 .
Nehemiah 4:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
Nehemiah 4:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. If a fox go up - the foxes were mentioned from their ha...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Machinations of the Enemies of the Jews 1. Sanballat] His irritation at Nehemiah's arrival ( Nehemiah 2:10 ) was increased by the work accomplished by the latter.
Nehemiah 4:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 2:19 ON GUARD Nehemiah 2:10 ; Nehemiah 2:19 ; Nehemiah 4:1-23 ALL his arrangements for rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem show that Nehemiah was awake to the dangers with which he...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Braving Ridicule and Treachery Nehemiah 2:12-20 ; Nehemiah 4:1-12 Suspicion , Nehemiah 2:12-20 . Sanballat was probably a Moabite, a native of Horonaim; Tobiah had been a slave. There are m...
Nehemiah 4:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As the work proceeded, the opposition of outsiders turned from derision to anger, but rose no higher at the moment than contempt. However, Nehemiah was conscious of the menace of this attitude, and l...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. (2) And he spake before his brethren and the army of Sam...
Nehemiah 4:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him ,.... Who was one of his brethren he spake before, Nehemiah 4:2 , and he said ; in the like contemptuous and scoffing manner; even that which they build, if a...
Nehemiah 4:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now Tobiah the Ammonite [was] by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. Ver. 3. Now Tobiah the Ammonite ] This was one of Sanballa...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

If a fox go up He mentions foxes because they were very numerous in those parts, and because in the late desolation of Jerusalem, the foxes did frequent the mount and city of Zion, ( Lamentations 5...
Nehemiah 4:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

DECISION IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITION (vv. 1-23) The diligent labor of the Jews drew out more bitter anger on the part of the enemy. Sanballat was furious and resorted to the moral weakness of mock...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Opposition of Sanballat, c.. B. C. 445. 1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat h...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He mentions the foxes, because they were very numerous in those parts, and because in the late desolations the foxes did walk in the mount and city of Zion, Lamentations 5:18 , wherewith he seems...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Sanballat Arouses The Neighbours Of The Jews To Ridicule Their Attempts To Rebuild The Walls, But Without Effect ( Nehemiah 4:1-6 ). We note here the deepening of the already revealed opposition t...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 4:1-6 are in the Hebrew v. 33–38 of chap. Nehemiah 3:1 Nehemiah 4:1 . Sanballat ] See on chap. Nehemiah 2:10 . That we builded the wall ] That we were building i...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Nehemiah 4:1 . But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. It was needful to rebuild the wall of Jerusa...
Nehemiah 4:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 4:2 . He spake before his brethren; that is, before Tobias, &c. his brother governors, and other great officers whom he had convened for counsel against the Jews. Nehemiah 4:5 . Le...
Nehemiah 4:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth. Sanballat: a study in party spirit You must clearly understand, to begin with, that Samaria was already, e...
Nehemiah 4:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSTION OPEN OPPOSITION OFFERED TO THE WORK BY SANBALLAT AND TOBIAH , AND ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY NEHEMIAH TO MEET IT ( Nehemiah 4:1-16 .). It would seem that S...
Nehemiah 4:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Plans of the Adversaries
Nehemiah 4:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:10 ; 1 Kings 20:18 ; 2 Kings 18:23 ; Nehemiah 2:10 ; Nehemiah 2:19 ; Nehemiah 6:1

Nehemiah 4:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 4:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 4:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 4:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 4:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 4:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 4:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 4:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 4:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 4:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 4:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 4:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 4:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Nehemiah 4:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 4:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nehemiah 4:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 4:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 4:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge