Nehemiah 7

Nehemiah 7:3

LEt them shut the doors, and bar them] Or, and shut the doors, do ye lay hold on them: That is, when the porters shut the doors in the evening, feel ye your selves whither they be shut fast or no.

appoint] Heb. appoint thou; Hanani, or Hananiah. For it is likely they would not be there both at once.

against his house] That is, the place where his house should be built; for many had no houses yet, v. 4. Or, where his present place of abode was.

large and great] Heb. broad in spaces.

Nehemiah 7:5

to gather together the nobles] That the city might be better peopled then it was, by bringing in the children of the former inhabitants of Judah, and adding others if need should require, v. 5. Chap. 8. 1.

Nehemiah 7:6

These are the children of the province] That is, the inhabitants of Judah that came up with Zerubbabel, Ezr. 2. 1, &c.

Nehemiah 7:7

Azariah] Or, Seraiah. Azariah in Ezra is called Seraiah, and Raamiah Reeliah, Ezr. 2. 2. and so the names of many other are different: neither do they wholly agree in the sum of the numbers; because, being made long after, some of the mentioned families might be diminished, and some encreased.

Nehemiah 7:8

The children of Parosh] For the rest that follow, see the Notes on Ezr. 2. 1, &c.

Nehemiah 7:15

Bianui] Or, Bani.

Nehemiah 7:21

Hezekiah] Ezr. 2. 16.

Nehemiah 7:24

Hariph] Or, J〈…〉.

Nehemiah 7:25

The children] That is, the inhabitants. So in many verses following, they are called men, which, Ezr. 2. 21. are called children of those places.

Gibeon] Or, Gibbar.

Nehemiah 7:28

Beth-azmaveth] Or, Azmaveth.

Nehemiah 7:29

Kirjath-jearim] Or, Kirjath-arim.

Nehemiah 7:33

of the other Nebo] For there were two cities called Nebo. See the Notes on Ezr. 2. 29.

Nehemiah 7:34

the other Elam] See v. 12.

Nehemiah 7:39

Jedaiah] 1 Chron. 24. 7.

Nehemiah 7:43

Hodevah] Or, Hodaviah, Ezr. 2. 40. or Judah, Ezr. 3. 9

Nehemiah 7:59

Amo] Or, Ami.

Nehemiah 7:60

Solomons servants] 1 Kings 9:22.

Nehemiah 7:61

And these were they] Ezr. 2. 59.

seed] Or, pedigree.

Nehemiah 7:63

Kz] Heb. Hakkoz.

Nehemiah 7:65

the Tirshatha] Or, the governour. Not Nehemiah, but he that ruled when they came up with Zerubbabel: for these words are written, Ezr. 2. 63. before Nehemiah came up.

Nehemiah 7:70

some] Heb. part.

gve unto the work] This is a new gift, not that mentioned, Ezra 2:68.

the Tirshatha] The circumstance shews, that this might be Nehemiah, though it were another that is mentioned, vers. 65. See chap. 8. 9.

Nehemiah 7:71

drams of gold] For drams and pounds, see the Notes on Ezr. 2. 69.

Nehemiah 7:73

So the priests] Tremllius puts this verse in the beginning of the next chapter; and then the end of it may be read thus, That were in their cities: so it suits well with the verse following, and with Ezr. 3. 1. where the same words are found; though he spake there of another meeting before, at the same time of the yeer.

the seventh moneth] Which containeth part of September, and part of October.

came] Or, drew nigh: For when it came, they were not in their cities, but in Jerusalem, chap. 8. 1.