PARTICULARS RESPECTING THE REBUILDING 1. Then, etc.] For the purposes of repair the wall was parcelled out between a number of working parties consisting of various important families, the inhabitants of certain towns, and different professional and trading bodies. The description of the several se... [ Continue Reading ]
THEIR LORD] better, 'their lord,' i.e. Nehemiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO THE, etc.] RV '_which appertained_ to the,' etc. Part of Mizpah was under the direct control of the Persian officer who governed the region W. of the Euphrates, whilst part was under Jewish rule (Nehemiah 3:15).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SON OF _one of_ THE APOTHECARIES] better, 'one of the perfumers.' THEY FORTIFIED] RM 'they left,' meaning that the builders at this point left the fortifications untouched because they were in good repair, or that they departed in their reconstruction from the existing ground-plan.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF THE HALF PART] RV 'of half the district,' the ruler of the other half being the Shallum of Nehemiah 3:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE OTHER PIECE] RV 'another portion': and so in Nehemiah 3:19; Nehemiah 3:21; Nehemiah 3:24; Nehemiah 3:27; Nehemiah 3:30.... [ Continue Reading ]
PART OF] RV 'the district of: and so in Nehemiah 3:15; Nehemiah 3:17; Nehemiah 3:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE POOL OF SILOAH] i.e. the pool of Siloam. THE STAIRS] These were steps leading to the pool, perhaps from the Temple hill: cp. Nehemiah 12:37.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SEPULCHRES OF DAVID] i.e. the tombs of David's descendants and successors: cp. 2 Chronicles 32:33; These were near the Temple (Ezekiel 43:7), probably NW. of the city. THE POOL THAT WAS MADE] perhaps the pool alluded to in 2 Kings 20:20. THE HOUSE OF THE MIGHTY] perhaps the barracks of the soldi... [ Continue Reading ]
IN HIS PART] RV 'for (i.e. representing) his district' (of Keilah).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ARMOURY] the site of 'the house of the forest of Lebanon' (1 Kings 10:17; 1 Kings 10:21; Isaiah 22:8).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PLAIN] better, 'The Plain,' the specific name of part of the Jordan valley (Genesis 13:10).... [ Continue Reading ]
AFTER HIM.. AFTER HIM] RV 'After them.. After them.'... [ Continue Reading ]
MOREOVER] RV 'now,' the v. being parenthetical. OPHEL] the southern extremity of the Temple hill. THE WATER GATE] leading to the spring of Gihon in the gorge of the Kidron.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HORSE GATE] This, like the 'water gate,' faced eastward (Jeremiah 31:40).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GOLDSMITH'S SON] better, 'a member of the body of goldsmiths.' AND OF THE MERCHANTS] better, 'and (after him repaired) the merchants.'... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SHEEP GATE] The circuit of the walls ended with the original starting-point (Nehemiah 3:11).... [ Continue Reading ]