Nehemiah 7:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. ”

Nehemiah 7:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My brother Hanani - See Nehemiah 1:2 . The ruler of the palace - Or, “the governor of the fortress.” See the marginal reference note. He - i. e. Hananiah.
Nehemiah 7:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah's Precautions for Guarding the City from Sudden Attack. The internal intrigues just referred to ( Nehemiah 6:17-19 ) necessitated constant vigilance on the part of Nehemiah; his measures a...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hanani. He must have returned to Jerusalem with Nehemiah. Compare Nehemiah 1:2 . and . even. Compare Nehemiah 1:2 . palace . stronghold. Compare Nehemiah 2:8 . North of Temple area. was. f...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. My brother Hanani - This was the person who gave Ne...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah, &c.— Nehemiah was now, most likely, returning to Shushan, to give the king an account of the state of affairs in Judea; and, therefore, he took care to p...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. I gave my brother ... charge over Jerusalem....
Nehemiah 7:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A List of those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel 2. Hanani] after carrying information to Nehemiah respecting the condition of Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 1:2 ), he must have returned with him...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

VII. (1-4) Measures were taken for the security of the city, now made a complete fortress. The comparative thinness of the population taxed the governor’s resources, and the result appears at a la...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

36-73, Public-spirited Citizens Nehemiah 7:1-8 It is probable that Nehemiah returned to the Persian court on the completion of the first part of his enterprise, the building of the walls, and t...
Nehemiah 7:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At last the wall was completed by setting up the doors, and placing in order porters, singers, and Levites. In the first few verses of this chapter we have an account of the arrangements for the safe...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, (2) That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ru...
Nehemiah 7:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A FAITHFUL MAN ‘He was a faithful man.’ Nehemiah 7:2 At last the wall was completed by the setting up of the doors, and the placing in order of porters, singers, and Levites. In the first fe...
Nehemiah 7:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

That I gave my brother Hanani ,.... Who first brought him the melancholy account of the state of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 1:2 , and Hananiah the ruler of the palace ; the king's palace, in which the v...
Nehemiah 7:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he [was] a faithful man, and feared God above many. Ver. 2. That I gave my brother Hanani ] Of whom...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the Levites were appointed When I had given orders that the Levites should be summoned from all places to celebrate the dedication of the wall, as was done, Nehemiah 12:27 . I gave my brother...
Nehemiah 7:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

APPOINTMENTS MADE IN THE CITY (vv. 1-3) The wall of separation having been built and the doors hung in the gates, then appointments consistent with this separation were made (v. 1). Gatekeepers...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Completion of the Wall. B. C. 445. 1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, a...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hanani; of whom see Nehemiah 1:2 . The ruler of the palace, i.e. of Nehemiah's court; justly so called, because he lived in great splendour, and like a viceroy, though it was wholly at his own...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Wall Being Built Nehemiah Takes Steps To Ensure The Safety Of Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 7:1-3 ). The walls having been rebuilt, and the doors in the gateways being in their place, what next remaine...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “The second section of this book (chaps. 7–12:43) furnishes a description of the further efforts of Nehemiah to increase and insure the prosperity of the community in Judah and Je...
Nehemiah 7:2 - Scofield Reference Notes

feared ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 19:9 ).
Nehemiah 7:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 7:2 . I gave my brother Hanani, probably his eldest brother, who had come to Shushan to represent the injuries sustained by the Jews, from the governor in Samaria: Nehemiah 1:2 . And Ha...
Nehemiah 7:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now it came to pass, when the wall was built. The guardian of the holy city I. His care for Jerusalem’s protection. It is a beneficent law of our nature that the more true affection is exercise...
Nehemiah 7:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION COMPLETION OF THE WORK , AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR GUARDING THE GATES ( Nehemiah 7:1-16 ). The wall and gate-towers being completed, nothing remained but to hang the doo...
Nehemiah 7:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Charge of the City
Nehemiah 7:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:2 ; 1 Kings 18:12 ; 1 Kings 18:3 ; 2 Samuel 23:3 ; 2 Timothy 2:2 ; Daniel 6:4 ; Exodus 18:21 ; Genesis 42:18 ; Isaiah 33:5 ; Isaiah 33:6 ; Job 1:1 ; Luke 16:10-12 ; Matth...

Nehemiah 7:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 7:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 7:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 7:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 7:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 7:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 7:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 7:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 7:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 7:2 - Scofield Reference Notes

Nehemiah 7:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 7:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nehemiah 7:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 7:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 7:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge