Nehemiah 4:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. ”

Nehemiah 4:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Unto the half thereof - i. e. to half the intended height.
Nehemiah 4:6 - 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 4:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

unto the half. The circuit complete to half the height. mind . heart.
Nehemiah 4:6 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 440 THE EFFICACY OF ZEAL AND DILIGENCE Nehemiah 4:6 . The people had a mind to work . GREAT and useful undertakings are often declined, from an idea that we are not able to carry the...
Nehemiah 4:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. For the people had a mind to work - The original is very emphatic: ויהי לב לעם לעש...
Nehemiah 4:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. All the wall was joined together unto the half thereof. The whole circuit...
Nehemiah 4:6 - 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 4:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Unto the half . — Up to half the height the wall was now continuous.
Nehemiah 4:6 - 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 4:6 - 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 4:6 - 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 4:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. This good will in the people to the work, and the prosperity of the work itse...
Nehemiah 4:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So built we the wall ,.... Went on in building it, notwithstanding their scoffs and threats: and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof ; it was carried all round the city to half...
Nehemiah 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. Ver. 6. So built we the wall ] This followed upon his prayer, as a gracious a...
Nehemiah 4:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

All the wall was joined unto the half thereof That is, the wall was built round the whole city, there being no space unbuilt, and it was carried up to half the height that it was intended to be. F...
Nehemiah 4:6 - 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 4:6 - 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 4:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Unto the half thereof; either, 1. In length; or rather, 2. In height; for the whole circumference of the wall was distributed among the builders, who also had carried on the work, beginning at...
Nehemiah 4:6 - 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 4:6 - 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 4:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 4:6 We see in this passage: I. Co-operation. "The people had a mind to work." Success in war is due to two principles. The one is, Divide your enemy; and the other is, Unite yourselves....
Nehemiah 4:6 - 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 4:6 - 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 4:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

So we built the wall. Fellowship in Christian service 1. They built it notwithstanding sneers. “What do these feeble Jews?” Sanballat said. All the Sanballats are not dead yet. Often, when you...
Nehemiah 4:6 - 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 4:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Plans of the Adversaries
Nehemiah 4:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:14 ; 1 Chronicles 29:17 ; 1 Chronicles 29:18 ; 1 Chronicles 29:3 ; 2 Chronicles 29:36 ; 2 Corinthians 8:16 ; 2 Corinthians 8:17 ; Hebrews 13:21 ; Nehemiah 6:15 ; Philippians...
Nehemiah 4:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The half — Unto half its height.

Nehemiah 4:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 4:6 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Nehemiah 4:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 4:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 4:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 4:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 4:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 4:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 4:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 4:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 4:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Nehemiah 4:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 4:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nehemiah 4:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 4:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 4:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 4:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes