Nehemiah 5:2
“For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For there were that said, we, our sons, and our daughters, are many,.... Not that they complained of the number of their…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Are many - A slight emendation brings this verse into exact parallelism with the next, and gives the sense - “We have…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
We, our sons, and our daughters, are many - Our families are larger than we can provide for; we are obliged to go in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 5:1-5
We have here the tears of the oppressed, which Solomon considered, Ecc 4:1. Let us consider them as here they are…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For there were that said This and the two following verses describe the people's complaint. Their misfortunes were…
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