Nehemiah 4:6

(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 itself, were sure answers of prayer.

Related Commentaries of Nehemiah 4:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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

unto the half. The circuit complete to half the height. mind . heart.
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 declin...
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 wor...
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...
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 accompl...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Was joined.. thereof ] The circuit of the wall was completed and raised to half the intended height.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Unto the half . — Up to half the height the wall was now continuous.
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 th...
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...
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 w...
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 th...
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 wal...
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...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Opposition of Sanballat, c.. B. C. 445....
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 builder...
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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Continual Opposition To The Building Of The Wall And Problems Related To It ( Nehemiah 4:1 to Nehemiah 6:14 ). Meanwhile the work did not go on...
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 ....
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, Divi...
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 Je...
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...
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 Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSTION OPEN OPPOSITION OFFERED TO THE WORK BY SANBALLAT AND TOBIAH , AND ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY NEHEMIAH TO MEE...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Plans of the Adversaries
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

So built we the wall, continuing in spite of all the efforts of the enemies to discourage them; and all the wall was joined together unto the half t...
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 8:1...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The half — Unto half its height.

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.

Related Commentaries of Nehemiah 4:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Nehemiah 4:6