Nehemiah 5:14
“Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But the former governors, that had been before me, were chargeable to the people,.... Between him and Zerubbabel, for…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Have not eaten the bread of the governor - i. e. “have not, like other Persian governors, lived at the expense of the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. - From what is related here, and in the following verse, we…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 5:14-19
Nehemiah had mentioned his own practice, as an inducement to the nobles not to burden the poor, no, not with just…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Nehemiah recounts other measures by which as governor he endeavoured to relieve the condition of his brethren
14.…
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