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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Nehemiah
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 40,014 words · 201 reading sections
Nehemiah 12:22
Nehemiah 12:22 Ver. 22. The Levites, in the days of Eliashib,.... The third priest of the second temple: Joiada; he was the son of Eliashib, and the fourth high priest: and Johanan; the same with Jonathan, Ne 12:11 and whom Josephus {o} also calls Joannes: and Jaddua; the same as in Ne 12:10 in the days of each of …
180 wordsSECTION 182Nehemiah 12:23
Nehemiah 12:23 Ver. 23. The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles,.... Some think this refers to 1Ch 9:14, &c. until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib; from whence Dr. Lightfoot {p} concludes, that the Chronicles were written by Ezra in the times of this Johanan. {p…
65 wordsSECTION 183Nehemiah 12:24
Nehemiah 12:24 Ver. 24. And the chief of the Levites,.... Here the thread of the history of Nehemiah, interrupted by the insertion of the two preceding verses, is carried from the priests to the Levites in the times of the third high priest: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel; these were singers, sin…
105 wordsSECTION 184Nehemiah 12:25
Nehemiah 12:25 Ver. 25. Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters,.... At the gates of the temple, see 1Ch 9:15, keeping the ward, at the thresholds of the gates; of the temple, where they stood and watched; or "at the collection of the gates", meaning either where the people were gath…
2,378 wordsSECTION 185Nehemiah 13:1
Nehemiah 13:1 INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 13 This chapter relates the reformation of various abuses crept in among the Jews by Nehemiah, who removed the Moabites and Ammonites, mixed with them, Ne 13:1, threw the household goods of Tobiah out of a chamber of the temple, and restored it to its former use, Ne 13:4, took c…
248 wordsSECTION 186Nehemiah 13:2
Nehemiah 13:2 Ver. 2. Because they met not the children of Israel with bread,.... The same reason is given, and what follows in this verse is observed in De 23:4; See Gill on "De 23:4" See Gill on "De 23:5".…
44 wordsSECTION 187Nehemiah 13:3
Nehemiah 13:3 Ver. 3. Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law,.... Or the law concerning the Ammonite and the Moabite, and which included other nations also, and forbad marriage with them: that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude; all of these, and other nations, they had contracted affinity w…
56 wordsSECTION 188Nehemiah 13:4
Nehemiah 13:4 Ver. 4. And before this,.... Before the above law was read, and observed and acted upon: Eliashib the priest; whom some take to be a common priest; so Bishop Usher {a}; but he seems rather to be the high priest, by comparing it with Ne 13:28, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God;…
153 wordsSECTION 189Nehemiah 13:5
Nehemiah 13:5 Ver. 5. And he had prepared for him a great chamber,.... In the temple, by throwing together several chambers, as Piscator observes: where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to …
75 wordsSECTION 190Nehemiah 13:6
Nehemiah 13:6 Ver. 6. But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem,.... Nehemiah, who was absent all the while these things were done by Eliashib, or otherwise they would not have been suffered: for in the thirty second year of Artaxerxes, king of Babylon, came I unto the king from Jerusalem; after he had governed the…
268 wordsSECTION 191Nehemiah 13:7
Nehemiah 13:7 Ver. 7. And I came to Jerusalem,.... Through the king's leave, and with a commission from him: and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah; was informed of the mal-administration of his office: in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God; whereby it was profaned and pollute…
58 wordsSECTION 192Nehemiah 13:8
Nehemiah 13:8 Ver. 8. And it grieved me sore,.... That such a sacred place should be converted to common use, and to that of an Heathen, and of an enemy to the Jews and their religion: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber; as being chief magistrate, and acting by commission unde…
134 wordsSECTION 193Nehemiah 13:9
Nehemiah 13:9 Ver. 9. Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers,.... By which it appears there were more than one, or that several were thrown into one; which was done not only by washing them, but as this was a ceremonial uncleanness, contracted by the habitation of an Heathen in them, their purification might…
90 wordsSECTION 194Nehemiah 13:10
Nehemiah 13:10 Ver. 10. And I perceived that the portion of the Levites had not been given them,.... The tithes, being removed to some other place, might be converted to another use; or the people, seeing what was done by Eliashib, neglected to bring them in, as judging they would not be properly disposed of; and besi…
109 wordsSECTION 195Nehemiah 13:11
Nehemiah 13:11 Ver. 11. Then I contended with the rulers;.... The ecclesiastical rulers, the priests that were appointed over those chambers, Ne 12:44, he expostulated with them warmly, and chode them severely for their conduct: and said, why is the house of God forsaken? no care being taken of the maintenance of the…
100 wordsSECTION 196Nehemiah 13:12
Nehemiah 13:12 Ver. 12. Then brought all Judah the tithe of corn, and the new wine, and the oil, into the treasuries. When they saw a reformation made, and things were going in their proper channel, and a right use would be made of their tithes, these given to proper persons, who were now reinstated in their office.…
59 wordsSECTION 197Nehemiah 13:13
Nehemiah 13:13 Ver. 13. And I made treasurers over the treasuries,.... New ones, since the others appointed were either dead or unfaithful to their trust, Ne 12:44, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe; who also was a priest, as Ezra was both priest and scribe; one that besides his office as a priest was expert…
133 wordsSECTION 198Nehemiah 13:14
Nehemiah 13:14 Ver. 14. Remember me, O my God, concerning this,.... Not in a way of strict justice, as if he thought he merited anything at the hand of God for what he had done; but in a way of grace and mercy, that he would graciously accept thereof, as done for the honour of his name, and overlook all failings and i…
170 wordsSECTION 199Nehemiah 13:15
Nehemiah 13:15 Ver. 15. In those days saw I in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath,.... Which was not a work of necessity, and so did not drive away the sabbath, as the Jews express themselves, but might have been deferred to another day: and bringing in sheaves; of wheat, it being the time of wheat harves…
293 wordsSECTION 200Nehemiah 13:16
Nehemiah 13:16 Ver. 16. There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish,.... From Tyre and Zidon, and the parts adjacent: these they brought from Joppa, and from thence to Jerusalem, and had houses or lodgings near the fish gate or fish market, where they sold them: and all manner of ware; or merchandise, wh…
138 wordsSECTION 201Nehemiah 13:17
Nehemiah 13:17 Ver. 17. Then I contended with the nobles,.... The rulers of the city, the civil magistrates, sharply reproved them for their neglect of duty: and said unto them, what evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? by suffering servile works to be done in it, and things sold on it. Nehemia…
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