Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Nehemiah 7:2
My brother Hanani - See Nehemiah 1:2.
The ruler of the palace - Or, “the governor of the fortress.” See the marginal reference note.
He - i. e. Hananiah.
My brother Hanani - See Nehemiah 1:2.
The ruler of the palace - Or, “the governor of the fortress.” See the marginal reference note.
He - i. e. Hananiah.
Verse Nehemiah 7:2. _MY BROTHER HANANI_] This was the person who gave Nehemiah the account of the desolate state of the Jews, Nehemiah 1:2. He is now made ruler of Jerusalem, probably because Nehemiah...
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. Provisions made for the defense of the city (Nehemiah 7:1)_ 2. The genealogy (Nehemiah 7:5) 3. Their whole number (Nehemiah 7:66) 4. The gifts for the work ...
NEHEMIAH'S PRECAUTIONS FOR GUARDING THE CITY FROM SUDDEN ATTACK. The internal intrigues just referred to (Nehemiah 6:17) necessitated constant vigilance on the part of Nehemiah; his measures are descr...
HANANI. He must have returned to Jerusalem with Nehemiah. Compare Nehemiah 1:2. AND. even. Compare Nehemiah 1:2. PALACE. stronghold. Compare Nehemiah 2:8. North of Temple area. WAS. FAITHFUL MAN. wa...
_my brother Hanani_ cf. Nehemiah 1:2. _Hananiah the ruler of the palace_ R.V. HANANIAH THE GOVERNOR OF THE CASTLE. On the castle or -Bira" see Nehemiah 2:8. The -governor of the castle" would be an of...
I GAVE MY BROTHER HANANI, AND HANANIAH, &C.— Nehemiah was now, most likely, returning to Shushan, to give the king an account of the state of affairs in Judea; and, therefore, he took care to place su...
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT G. Nehemiah finds the list of the first exiles to return. 1. Nehemiah makes arrangements for the continued defense and administration of the city. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 7:1-...
_THAT I GAVE MY BROTHER HANANI, AND HANANIAH THE RULER OF THE PALACE, CHARGE OVER JERUSALEM: FOR HE WAS A FAITHFUL MAN, AND FEARED GOD ABOVE MANY._ I gave my brother ... charge over Jerusalem. If, as...
A LIST OF THOSE WHO RETURNED FROM BABYLON WITH ZERUBBABEL 2. Hanani] after carrying information to Nehemiah respecting the condition of JERUSALEM (Nehemiah 1:2), he must have returned with him to Jud...
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 7 V1 So we had finished the construction of the wall. And I had put the doors in place. We had appoint...
The people had built the walls of Jerusalem and they had put the doors in place. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem had security at last. But Nehemiah had not finished his work. For 52 days, the people h...
VII. (1-4) Measures were taken for the security of the city, now made a complete fortress. The comparative thinness of the population taxed the governor’s resources, and the result appears at a later...
וָ אֲצַוֶּ֞ה אֶת ־חֲנָ֣נִי אָחִ֗י וְ אֶת
36-73, PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS Nehemiah 7:1 It is probable that Nehemiah returned to the Persian court on the completion of the first part of his enterprise, the building of the walls, and that he l...
At last the wall was completed by setting up the doors, and placing in order porters, singers, and Levites. In the first few verses of this chapter we have an account of the arrangements for the safet...
_House: "the citadel;" (Tigurin) "palace." (Vatable) --- The Septuagint retain the original, Beria, (Haydock) which signifies a palace, (Pagnin) concerning which Nehemias had spoken, chap. ii. 8. (Men...
(1) В¶ Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, (2) That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the rul...
_A FAITHFUL MAN_ ‘He was a faithful man.’ Nehemiah 7:2 At last the wall was completed by the setting up of the doors, and the placing in order of porters, singers, and Levites. In the first few ver...
The Joy of the Lord I. INTRODUCTION A. Chapter's 7 & 8 begin the "second phase" in the book of Nehemiah. 1. This "second phase" is the re-instruction of God's people - of the laws of Moses. 2. The...
God blesses the labours of the faithful Nehemiah, and Jerusalem is once more encompassed by walls; a less touching condition than when the city of God was defended by the altar of God, which was a tes...
That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he [was] a faithful man, and feared God above many. Ver. 2. _That I gave my brother Hanani_] Of whom se...
_And the Levites were appointed_ When I had given orders that the Levites should be summoned from all places to celebrate the dedication of the wall, as was done, Nehemiah 12:27. _I gave my brother Ha...
[WHO RETURNED FROM BABYLON TO IERUSALEM.] 1 Nehemiah committeth the charge of Ierusalem to Hanani and Hananiah. 5 A register of the genealogie of them which came at the first out of Babylon, 9 of t...
that I gave my brother Hansni, and Rananiah, the ruler of the palace, this office being held after the end of the monarchy, Cf 2 Kings 18:37; 2 Chronicles 26:21, in the form of prime minister to the g...
THE CHARGE OF THE CITY...
APPOINTMENTS MADE IN THE CITY (vv. 1-3) The wall of separation having been built and the doors hung in the gates, then appointments consistent with this separation were made (v. 1). Gatekeepers are...
1-4 Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court, and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safety depends on every one's care to guard himself and his family...
HANANI; of whom see NEHEMIAH 1:2. THE RULER OF THE PALACE, i.e. of Nehemiah's court; justly so called, because he lived in great splendour, and like a viceroy, though it was wholly at his own charge....
Nehemiah 7:2 charge H6680 (H8762) Jerusalem H3389 brother H251 Hanani H2607 Hananiah H2608 leader H8269 citadel H1002
THE WALL BEING BUILT NEHEMIAH TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF JERUSALEM (NEHEMIAH 7:1). The walls having been rebuilt, and the doors in the gateways being in their place, what next remained was t...
FEARED (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...
CONTENTS: Jerusalem put in charge of Hanani and Hananiah. Genealogy of the first remnant. CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah, Hanani, Hananiah. CONCLUSION: Those who fear God will evidence it by being faithf...
Nehemiah 7:2. _I gave my brother Hanani,_ probably his eldest brother, who had come to Shushan to represent the injuries sustained by the Jews, from the governor in Samaria: Nehemiah 1:2. _And Hanania...
_For he was a faithful man, and feared God above many._ FAITHFULNESS I. Consider the meaning of faithfulness. It is the reverent and constant acceptance of those duties springing out of the relations...
_Now it came to pass, when the wall was built._ THE GUARDIAN OF THE HOLY CITY I. His care for Jerusalem’s protection. It is a beneficent law of our nature that the more true affection is exercised it...
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 7:2 On HANANI, see Nehemiah 1:2. He and HANANIAH possibly replace the “rulers” named in...
EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “The second section of this book (chaps. 7–12:43) furnishes a description of the further efforts of Nehemiah to increase and insure the prosperity of the community in Judah and Jer...
EXPOSITION COMPLETION OF THE WORK, AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR GUARDING THE GATES (Nehemiah 7:1). The wall and gate-towers being completed, nothing remained but to hang the doors in the gateways, and to arra...
Now in chapter 7: It came to pass, when the wall was built, and the doors, the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, that he gave his brother Hanani (Nehemiah 7:1-2), Now this is t...
1 Corinthians 4:2; 1 Kings 18:12; 1 Kings 18:3; 2 Samuel 23:3;...