Nehemiah 2:15
“Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did..... The rulers of the city of Jerusalem, who seem to be officers…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The brook - The Kidron watercourse, which skirted the city on the east. Turned back - i. e. he turned westward, and…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
By the brook - Kidron.
By the gate of the Valley - The valley through which the brook Kidron flowed. It was by this gate…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 2:9-20
We are here told,
I. Now Nehemiah was dismissed by the court he was sent from. The king appointed captains of the army…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Then went I up The tense in the original denotes the gradual progress.
by the brook i.e. the -nakhal" or -brook"…