Nehemiah 2:19-4:23 NIV

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Nehemiah 2:1-20

Nehemiah 2:1 . Nisan. See the chronology, Exodus 12:0. Artaxerxes was well disposed towards the Jews. He had sent Ezra to Jerusalem in the seventh year of his reign; he now sends Nehemiah in the twentieth year, and with a larger commission. Nehemiah 2:6 . The queen also sitting by. Menochius supposes this queen to be Esther, whose interest contributed towards the grant of Nehemiah’s commission: and as he made very great haste in raising the walls of the city, it is highly probable that... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 2:9-20

Nehemiah 2:9-20Then I came to the governors beyond the river.The initial stages of a great reformationGreat reformations often have an insignificant commencement and are slow in developing their true proportions. Reformation work--I. Requires a vigorous leader.II. Should not be undertaken without a deliberate estimate of its magnitude and difficulty.III. In its initial stages is almost certain to provoke opposition.IV. Cannot be carried on without mutual co-operation.V. Cannot succeed without... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 2:12-20

Nehemiah 2:12-20And I arose in the night. Nehemiah, the model workerI. He works thoughtfully. Before he commences this tremendous task he spends some time in deliberation. Who can tell the thoughts of Nehemiah as he moved amidst the ruins of Jerusalem this night? Jerusalem was the home of his fathers, the centre of his most hallowed associations. Before we undertake a work we should gauge its magnitude and become convinced of its practicability (Luke 14:28-30). Men, from the impulse of the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Nehemiah 2:19

Neh 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard [it], they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What [is] this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king? Ver. 19. But when Sanballat the Horonite, &c. ] At first these men were sad, but now mad with malice. Wicked men grow worse and worse, in peius proficiunt, but they shall proceed no further: for their madness shall appear to all men. And Geshem the Arabian ]... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Nehemiah 2:19

Sanballat: Nehemiah 2:10, Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 6:2 Geshem: Nehemiah 6:9, Gashmu they: Job 30:1, Psalms 44:13, Psalms 44:14, Psalms 79:4, Psalms 80:6, Jeremiah 20:8, Mark 5:40, Hebrews 11:36 will ye rebel: Nehemiah 6:6, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Luke 23:2, John 19:12, Acts 24:5 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:10 - I defy 2 Chronicles 30:10 - they laughed Nehemiah 4:1 - Sanballat Nehemiah 4:3 - Tobiah Nehemiah 4:7 - Sanballat Nehemiah 13:1 - Moabite Nehemiah 13:28 - Sanballat Isaiah 36:5 - that... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Nehemiah 2:19

SCORN OF THE SAMARITANS, Nehemiah 2:19-20. 19. Sanballat… Tobiah See on Nehemiah 2:10. Geshem the Arabian Written Gashum in Nehemiah 6:6. Whether he was associated with Sanballat and Tobiah in the government at Samaria, or represented some Arab tribe in another quarter, is uncertain; but in either case he was in league with the Samaritans against the Jews, and most malignant was his enmity to the latter. Compare his vile slander, Nehemiah 6:6. The Arabians of the desert south of... read more