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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nehemiah 4:13

After their families. — In allusion to the ambushes of Nehemiah 4:11, Nehemiah set families together — besides the appointed guards — “ in the lower places,” where the wall was not raised to the due height, that is, really, “on the higher places,” or rather, the bare places, whence enemies might be better seen. The “lower” were the “bare” places.

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See also Nehemiah 4:13 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE LOWER PLACES - The places where those within the walls had the least advantage of elevation, the naturally weak places, where an enemy was likely to make his attack....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The indignation and sneers of the enemies (Nehemiah 4:1)_ 2. Nehemiah's ejaculatory prayer (Nehemiah 4:4) 3. Conspiracy, and more prayer (Nehemiah 4:7) 4. Nehemiah's precautions and...

  • 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 fairly clear, viz. the Samaritans mock the efforts mad...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE LOWER PLACES BEHIND: or, the lowest parts of the space behind....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Therefore set I_, &c. Nehemiah's action recorded in this verse was intended to meet the needs of the situation generally. -Therefore" must not be limited in application to Nehemiah 4:12. The difficul...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. The Jews faced the menace of an attack. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 4:7-14 7 Now it came about when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerus...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THEREFORE SET I IN THE LOWER PLACES BEHIND THE WALL, AND ON THE HIGHER PLACES, I EVEN SET THE PEOPLE AFTER THEIR FAMILIES WITH THEIR SWORDS, THEIR SPEARS, AND THEIR BOWS._ No JFB commentary on these...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ON THE HIGHER PLACES] RV 'in the open (i.e. exposed) places': where they could be seen to be on guard....

  • 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 accomplished by the latter....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 4 V1 Sanballat heard that we were building the wall again. So he became very angry. He laughed at the...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Nehemiah 4:7]_ וָֽ אַעֲמִ֞יד מִֽ תַּחְתִּיֹּ֧ות לַ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Nehemiah 2:19 ON GUARD Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 4:1 ALL his arrangements for rebuilding the walls of Jerusale

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE TRIUMPH OF COURAGE AND DEVOTION Nehemiah 4:13 The work of rebuilding the ruins of Zion is typical of our efforts as Christians to counteract the deterioration which is ever at work in our own hea...

  • 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 was conscious of the menace of this attitude, and li...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Place. Hebrew adds, "below." --- Round. Hebrew, "on the hills." (Haydock) --- To remove the apparent contradiction, (Calmet) Protestants supply, " and on the higher places." Septuagint, "in lurking h...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (9) Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. (10) And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much...

  • John Brown Commentaries Selected Books of the Bible

    Fighting and Building I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week in our study of Nehemiah, we saw that no spiritual re-building can be done effectively without first removing the rubbish. 1. Sin makes a lousy fo...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6. The time in which Nehemiah laboured for the good of his people was not one of those brilliant phases which, if faith be there, awaken even...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, [and] on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. Ver. 13. _Therefore set I...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Therefore, in the lower places behind the wall_ Within the walls, where they were not yet raised to their due height, and therefore most liable to the enemies' assault. _On the higher places_ Upon th...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 While the enemies scoffe, Nehemiah prayeth and continueth the worke. 7 Vnderstanding the wrath and secrets of the enemy, hee setteth a watch. 13 Hee armeth the labourers, 19 and giueth military p...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Nehemiah's Precautions...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, where the wall was lowest in height, AND ON THE HIGHER PLACES, literally, "the exposed parts," where an attack had most chances of being successful...

  • Leslie 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 furious and resorted to the moral weakness of mockery,...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    IN THE LOWER PLACES: _ Heb._ from the lower parts of the place, etc....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    7-15 The hindering good work is what bad men aim at, and promise themselves success in; but good work is God's work, and it shall prosper. God has many ways of bringing to light, and so of bringing t...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    IN THE LOWER PLACES BEHIND THE WALL; to stand by and within the walls where they were lowest, and not yet raised to their due height, and therefore most liable to the enemy's assault. ON THE HIGHER PL...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Nehemiah 4:13 positioned H5975 (H8686) behind H310 lower H8482 parts H4725 wall H2346 openings H6706 (H8675)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    NEHEMIAH'S TAKES PRECAUTIONS AND HIS RESPONSE ENCOURAGES THE BUILDERS AND BALKS THE ENEMY (NEHEMIAH 4:13). Nehemiah's response demonstrated his leadership abilities, and his firm practicality. He call...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SANBALLAT AND HIS ALLIES DETERMINE VIOLENCE AGAINST THE BUILDERS OF THE WALLS WITH THE AIM OF PREVENTING THEIR COMPLETION ONLY TO BE THWARTED BY NEHEMIAH'S PRECAUTIONS (NEHEMIAH 4:7). Their derision h...

  • 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 unopposed. Powerful men were involved in seeking to ensure...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Opposition by ridicule, anger and discouragement. CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah, Sanballat, Tobiah. CONCLUSION: God's people are often a despised people, loaded with contempt, but the reproach...

  • 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 for counsel against the Jews. Nehemiah 4:5. _Let not thei...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobtah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls. .. conspired all of them together._ FOES OF THE FAITH It is well...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NEHEMIAH 4:1 Opposition Intensifies, but the People Continue Watchfully. While the building continues, Sanballat and his allies resort to direct action in order to stop it, but their plot is foiled....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 4:1 are in the Hebrew v. 33–38 of chap. Nehemiah 3:1 NEHEMIAH 4:1. SANBALLAT] See on chap. Nehemiah 2:10. That

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION NEHEMIAH 4:7 IT CAME TO PASS, THAT WHEN SANBALLAT, AND TOBIAH, at Samaria, AND THE ARABIANS, AND THE AMMONITES, AND THE ASHDODITES, in their respective residences, HEARD THAT THE WALLS OF...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now it came to pass, when [this antagonist] Sanballat [and Tobiah] learned that they had started building the wall, they were very angry, and they began to mock the Jews (Nehemiah 4:1). And they gath...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 14:20; 2 Chronicles 32:2; Ephesians 6:11; Genesis 32:13;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Behind — Within the walls where they were not yet raised to their due height, and therefore most liable to the enemies assault. Higher — Upon the tops of the walls where they were finished, and the to...

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