Nehemiah 3:5

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

Related Commentaries of Nehemiah 3:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Tekoites - See 2 Samuel 14:2 note.
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles (b) put not their necks to the work of their Lord. (b) The rich and mighty would not obey...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Building of the Walls, This is an independent section which breaks the connexion between Nehemiah 2:20 and Nehemiah 4:1 ff.; it is an excer...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

LORD. Hebrew Adonim. App-4. As in Psalms 8:1 ; Psalms 8:9 .
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Particulars respecting the Rebuilding 1. Then, etc.] For the purposes of repair the wall was parcelled out between a number of working parties con...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Their Lord ] better, 'their lord,' i.e. Nehemiah.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The Tekoites. — This verse is remarkable, as introducing men of Tekoah, not mentioned among Zerubbabel’s Returned, who furnish the solitary instanc...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

BUILDING THE WALLS Nehemiah 3:1-32 THE third chapter of the Book of Nehemiah supplies a striking illustration of the constructive character of...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter is supremely interesting in its revelation of method. That it is preserved for us at all shows how system characterized Nehemiah's proce...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. (6) Moreover the old gate repaired Jeho...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired ,.... The inhabitants of Tekoa, a city in the tribe of Judah; see Amos 1:1 but their nobles put not the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. Ver. 5. The Tekoites repaired ] The comm...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Next unto them the Tekoites repaired The inhabitants of the city of Tekoa, in the tribe of Judah. But their nobles put not their necks to the work...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE BUILDING WELL BEGUN (vv. 1-32) Eliashib the high priest is mentioned first in the building, not because he was the most devoted builder, but...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Rebuilding of the Wall. B. C. 445. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. Did not submit to it, would not further it, either through pride, or sloth and carelessness, or covetousness, or secret compliance with the enem...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Rebuilding Of The Walls Of Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 3:1-32 ). It is difficult to overemphasise the huge impact of what was about to be accomplishe...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles did not put their necks to the work of their lords (or ‘of their Lord').' Next to Zadok an...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 3:1 . Eliashib ] The grandson of Jeshua, and the first high priest after the return from Babylon. No reason to doubt...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nehemiah 3:1 . Eliashib the highpriest. He was the son of Joachim, the son of Joshua, and the third highpriest after the first and greatest return...
The Biblical Illustrator

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren. The builders at work Unity in diversity seems to be the principle on which God works b...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK , AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE WORKING PARTIES , WITH THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SUPERI...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Walls of the Lower City
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And next unto them the Tekoites, from the little town of Tekoa, near Bethlehem, repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:26 ; 1 Timothy 6:17 ; 1 Timothy 6:18 ; 2 Samuel 14:2 ; Acts 15:10 ; Amos 1:1 ; Jeremiah 27:12 ; Jeremiah 27:2 ; Jeremiah 27:...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Their nobles — Did not submit to it, would not further it, either through sloth or covetousness, or secret compliance with the enemies of the Jews....

⁵ And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

Related Commentaries of Nehemiah 3:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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

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 3:5