Nehemiah 8:16
“So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So the people went forth, and brought them,.... Went out of Jerusalem to the mountains adjacent, and fetched in branches…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Upon the roof of his house - It need scarcely be repeated, that the houses in the East are generally built with flat…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 8:13-18
We have here,
I. The people's renewed attendance upon the word. They had spent the greatest part of one day in praying…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
So the people went forth There were 13 days before the feast, in which to make preparations.
upon the roof of his house…
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