Nehemiah 7:4
“Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now the city was large and great,.... The circumference of it, all within the wall; for that was built on its old…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The people were few - The number of those who returned with Zerubbabel was no more than 42,360 Neh 7:66. Less than 2,000…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The houses were not builded - The city was not yet rebuilt, only a row of houses in the inside of the wall all round.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 7:1-4
God saith concerning his church (Isa 62:6), I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem! This is Nehemiah's care…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
large and great R.V. wide and large. The phrase rendered -wide" (cf. Gen 34:21; Jdg 18:10) denotes extension on every…