Nehemiah 8:11
“So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So the Levites stilled all the people,.... Made them quiet and easy, being backed by the governor:
saying, hold your…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 8:9-12
We may here observe,
I. How the people were wounded with the words of the law that were read to them. The law works…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Hold your peace This expression has been compared with the Latin -Favete linguis." It was ill-omened to make use of…