Nehemiah 9:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. ”

Nehemiah 9:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The festival lasted from the 15th day of the 7th month to the first. The 22nd day was a day of solemn observance Nehemiah 8:18 . One day seems to have been allowed the people for rest; and then th...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now in the twenty and fourth day of this (a) month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. (a) Meaning, the seventh.
Nehemiah 9:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Fast and a National Confession. All that took place, as described in this section, was the result of the reading of the Law. The command to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles having been observ...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

this month. In 404 B.C., not in 426 B.C. ( Nehemiah 7:73 ). Same as Ezra 9:1-4 . See App-58. children . sons.
Nehemiah 9:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. Now in the twenty and fourth day - The feast of trumpets...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

In the twenty-and-fourth day of this month— The feast of tabernacles being ended, a day was appointed for a solemn fast; when they assembled; confessed their sins; deprecated the judgments due to t...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month -...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Renewal of the Covenant 4. Stairs] lit. 'ascent': probably the pulpit of wood mentioned in Nehemiah 8:4 . Bani.. Bani ] One of the two names is probably an error for 'Binnui': cp. Nehemiah...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In the twenty and fourth day. — After one day of rest, the people assembled with all the tokens of sorrow, even to dust on the head ( 1 Samuel 4:12 ): the external signs and the internal spirit wer...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE RELIGION OF HISTORY Nehemiah 9:1-38 AFTER the carnival-Lent. This Catholic procedure was anticipated by the Jews in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. The merry feast of Tabernacles was scarcel...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Hand in History Nehemiah 9:1-21 What a blessed result of the Bible-study of the previous chapter. It led to confession, separation from evil association and worship. It is good to review...
Nehemiah 9:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After a brief interval, following the feast came the great day of humiliation. The people separated themselves entirely from all who were not actually within the Covenant, and gave themselves to conf...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS We have in this chapter an account of a solemn fast appointed in Jerusalem, in which the Levites take a very principal part in confessing their sins.
Nehemiah 9:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now in the twenty fourth day of this month ,.... The seventh month, the month Tisri or September, two days after the feast of tabernacles was ended: the children of Israel were assembled with fast...
Nehemiah 9:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. Ver. 1. Now in the twenty and fourth day ] A day after...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now in the twenty and fourth day The feast of tabernacles began on the fourteenth day, and ended on the twenty-second, all which time mourning had been forbidden, as contrary to the nature of the f...
Nehemiah 9:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ISRAEL'S GUILT CONFESSED TO THEIR CREATOR (vv. 1-6) The Great Day of Atonement was on the first day of the seventh month, followed by the Feast of Tabernacles beginning the 15th day; but what...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Repentance of the People. B. C. 444. 1 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this mont...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

NEHEMIAH CHAPTER 9 The solemn fast and repentance of the people, Nehemiah 9:1,2 ; and the manner of it, Nehemiah 9:3 . The Levites confess and bless God for his goodness to them and their fat...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The People Gather Spontaneously To Admit Their Sinfulness And Failures To God Separating Themselves From All Who Were Tainted With Idolatry ( Nehemiah 9:1-3 ). Nehemiah 9:1 ‘Now on the twenty f...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “The confession recorded in this chapter uses largely the language of the older Scriptures. For Nehemiah 9:6 see Psalms 86:10 ; Exodus 20:11 , and Deuteronomy 10:14 . For Ne...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 9:1 . On the twenty fourth day of this month. The third day after the feast of tabernacles, the people assembled with fasting, to abjure associations with heathen women. See Ezra 10:3 ....
Nehemiah 9:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SOLEMN FAST KEPT , WITH CONFESSION OF SINS ; AND VOLUNTARY COVENANT WITH GOD ENTERED INTO BY THE PEOPLE , AND SEALED TO BY THE PRINCES , PRI...
Nehemiah 9:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Now, in the twenty and fourth day of this month, two days after the close of the Feast of Tabernacles, the children of Israel were assembled with fasting and with sack-clothes, and earth upon them,...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 4:12 ; 2 Chronicles 20:3 ; 2 Chronicles 7:10 ; 2 Samuel 1:2 ; Acts 13:2 ; Acts 13:3 ; Esther 4:16 ; Esther 4:3 ; Ezra 8:23 ; Isaiah 22:12 ; Job 2:12 ; Joel 1:13 ; Joel 1:14 ; J...
Nehemiah 9:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Now — The next day, but one after the feast of tabernacles, which begun on the fourteenth day, and ended on the twenty second, for their consciences having been fully awakened and their hearts fill...

Nehemiah 9:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nehemiah 9:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nehemiah 9:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nehemiah 9:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nehemiah 9:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nehemiah 9:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 9:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 9:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nehemiah 9:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nehemiah 9:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 9:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nehemiah 9:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nehemiah 9:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nehemiah 9:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes