It was the king's commandment, &c. That is, as it is generally thought, the commandment of the king of Persia, who, out of his great munificence, gave it for their better support, it being common in all countries to have a particular regard for those who sung hymns in praise of their gods. Houbigant renders the words, was at the king's hand, in the next verse, was the king's minister.
Verse 23. IT WAS _THE KING'S COMMANDMENT_] By the _king_ some understand _David_, and others _Artaxerxes_. It is most probable that it was the latter; who wished that a provision should be made for t...
The goodwill of Artaxerxes toward the ministers employed in the temple service, had been previously shown by his exempting them from taxation of every kind Ezra 7:24. Now, it would seem, he had gone f...
III. THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED, THE DEDICATION OF THE WALL, AND NEHEMIAH'S FINAL ACTS CHAPTER 11 _ 1. The willing offerers (Nehemiah 11:1)_ 2. The heads of the residents of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:3)...
PART V (Nehemiah 11-13). THE POPULATION OF JERUSALEM AND JUDAH. THE DEDICATION OF THE WALLS INTERNAL ORGANISATION. Nehemiah 11:1. The Population of Jerusalem and Judah. This section consists of lists...
THE KING'S: i.e. Darius Hystaspis. Compare Ezra 7:24. See App-57 and App-58....
_For_it was] R.V. FOR THERE WAS. _the king's commandment_ R.V. A COMMANDMENT FROM THE KING. That this was the Persian king Artaxerxes is shown by the reference to -the king" in Nehemiah 11:24, and b...
Nehemiah 11:1 TO NEHEMIAH 12:26. Extracts from Registers and Public Lists 1, 2. Measures taken to increase the number of dwellers in Jerusalem. This passage seems to take up the thread which had bee...
IT WAS THE KING'S COMMANDMENT, &C.— 1:e. As it is generally thought, the commandment of the king of Persia, who, out of his great munificence, gave it for their better support; it being common in all...
5. Other groups. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 11:20-24 20 And the rest of Israel, of the priests, and of the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own inheritance. 21 But the temple servants we...
_FOR IT WAS THE KING'S COMMANDMENT CONCERNING THEM, THAT A CERTAIN PORTION SHOULD BE FOR THE SINGERS, DUE FOR EVERY DAY._ It was the king's commandment. It was the will of the Persian monarch in issu...
MEASURES TO SUPPLEMENT THE POPULATION OF JERUSALEM 1. This v. resumes the subject of the paucity of population in Jerusalem: see Nehemiah 7:4. The rulers were already residing in the capital, and mean...
FOR _it was,_ etc.] RM 'for there was a commandment.. and a sure ordinance concerning the singers': THE KING] Artaxerxes: cp. Ezra 7:24....
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 11 The people had built the city called Jerusalem again. Then they returned to the smaller towns and v...
Asaph was a leader of the singers at the time of King David (1 Chronicles 6:39). He also wrote some of the Psalms in the Bible. His *descendants were the singers in the *temple. Although the king liv...
(20-36) The heads in the country....
THE KING’S COMMANDMENT. — It seems that Artaxerxes had gone beyond the exemption of Ezra 7:24, and given them a daily allowance, which it was the business of Uzzi to see to....
כִּֽי ־מִצְוַ֥ת הַ מֶּ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַ אֲמָ
We now begin the third and final division of the Book, in which is set forth the arrangements made for settlement of the cities. It is the last piece of history which the Old Testament contains. Some...
_King's. David's, (chap. xii. 24,) or perhaps the Persian monarch, who had appointed a maintenance for the priests, &c., 1 Esdras vi., and vii. (Calmet) --- Order. Hebrew, "that a certain portion shou...
(20) В¶ And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance. (21) But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over th...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9, 10, AND 11. On the twenty-fourth day, the people came together to humble themselves in a manner that became their position, and they separated themselves f...
For [it was] the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. Ver. 23. The king's] viz. Of Persia, Ezra 6:8,9; Ezra 7:2; Ezra 7:24 ....
1 The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by Lot, dwell at Ierusalem. 3 A catalogue of their names. 20 The residue dwell in other cities. [WHO DWELT IN IERUSALEM, AND THE CITIES OF IUDA...
Nor it was the king's commandment concerning them that a certain portion should be for singers, due for every day. Since these men were on duty every day in the liturgical part of the Temple services,...
DISTRIBUTION OF OTHER JEWS...
THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM AND OTHER CITIES (vv. 1-25) Jerusalem being God's center, the leaders of the people lived there, but the people evidently preferred other places, so that the proposal wa...
A CERTAIN PORTION: Or, a sure ordinance...
FOR; or, _therefore_; for the following words contain either a reason why they were set over that business, or a recompence for it, or a provision that they might diligently attend to it. THE KING'S C...
Nehemiah 11:23 kings H4428 command H4687 portion H548 singers H7891 (H8789) quota H1697 day H3117 the king's -...
EXTRA DETAILS CONCERNING THE SINGERS/MUSICIANS (NEHEMIAH 11:22). The singers/musicians have already been mentioned in Nehemiah 11:17. Now further details are given concerning them. Nehemiah 11:22 ‘T...
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE RESIDENCE OF THE RETURNEES (NEHEMIAH 11:21). We now have added to the previous information, which has indicated those who took up residence in Jerusalem, various details co...
FOLLOWING THE MAKING OF THE RENEWED COVENANT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW JERUSALEM AND OF THE RENEWED ISRAEL IS DESCRIBED (NEHEMIAH 11:1). Having renewed the covenant it was now necessary for the new...
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JERUSALEM AS THE HOLY CITY, POPULATED BY TRUE ISRAELITES; ITS WORSHIP CONDUCTED BY THOSE SPECIFICALLY AND PROVABLY APPOINTED BY GOD; ACCEPTED FROM GOD WITH DUE GLADNESS AND PRAISE...
CONTENTS: The dwellers at Jerusalem and the cities. CHARACTERS: Joel, Judah, Zabdrel, Shabbethai, Jozabad, Mathaniah, Uzzi, Pethahiah. CONCLUSION: Those who take care of the outward concerns of the...
Nehemiah 11:1. _To bring one in ten to dwell in Jerusalem._ The inhabitants were not yet sufficiently numerous for the public works and services, and for the defence of the city. Hence it became neces...
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 11:1 The Population of Jerusalem and the Villages; Priests and Levites. These chapters depict the people’s efforts to populate Jerusalem....
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 11:23 COMMAND FROM THE KING must refer to the Persian king. The note about PETHAHIAH being AT THE KING’S SIDE indicates he oversaw Jewish affairs at
EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “This chapter is intimately connected with Nehemiah 7:4, showing Nehemiah’s plan of increasing the population of the city. The genealogies and then the confession and covenant come...
PART III. ENLARGEMENT OF THE POPULATION OF JERUSALEM, WITH THE NUMBER OF THE ADULT MALES, AND THE NAMES OF THE CHIEFS. VARIOUS
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, that one in ten might dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities (Nehemiah 11:1)....
1 Chronicles 9:33; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:20...