Nehemiah 10:34
“And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And to bring the firstfruits of our ground,.... Not that they cast lots to do this, but they bound themselves with an…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
No special provision was made by the Law, by David, or by Solomon, for the supply of wood necessary to keep fire ever…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Cast the lots - for the wood-offering - There does not appear to have been any wood-offering under the law. It was the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 10:32-39
Having covenanted against the sins they had been guilty of, they proceed in obliging themselves to revive and observe…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And we cast the lots R.V. And we cast lots. The use of the article in the Heb. does not here call attention to the use…
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