Nehemiah 4:13
“Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places , I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall,.... Where the wall was lowest, and the enemy could more easily…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The lower places - The places where those within the walls had the least advantage of elevation, the naturally weak…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 4:7-15
We have here,
I. The conspiracy which the Jews' enemies formed against them, to stay the building by slaying the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Therefore set I, &c. Nehemiah's action recorded in this verse was intended to meet the needs of the situation generally.…
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