Shallum, the ruler of the half part, &c. That is, of the other half of Jerusalem: see on Nehemiah 3:9. He and his daughters Who were either heiresses or rich widows, and caused part to be done at their charges.
Verse Nehemiah 3:12. _THE SON OF HALOHESH_] Or, the son of the _Enchanter_: conjectured to be thus named from having the art to _charm_ serpents. _THE RULER OF THE HALF PART_] See on Nehemiah 3:9....
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The builders of the sheep gate (Nehemiah 3:1)_ 2. The builders of the fish gate (Nehemiah 3:3) 3. The repairers of the old gate (Nehemiah 3:6) 4. The repairers of the valley gate ...
THE BUILDING OF THE WALLS, This is an independent section which breaks the connexion between Nehemiah 2:20 and Nehemiah 4:1 ff.; it is an excerpt which commences with And Eliashib. (not then Eliashib....
HIS DAUGHTERS. Showing how women may contribute to the work of reformation....
_the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem_ R.V. THE RULER OF HALF THE DISTRICT OF JERUSALEM. See note on Nehemiah 3:9. This was the -Zion" half of the city. _he and his daughters_ The mention of -his d...
TEXT AND VERSE-BY-VERSE COMMENT TEXT, Nehemiah 3:1-32 1 Then Eliashib the high priest arose with his brothers the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They cons...
_AND NEXT UNTO HIM REPAIRED SHALLUM THE SON OF HALOHESH, THE RULER OF THE HALF PART OF JERUSALEM, HE AND HIS DAUGHTERS._ SHALLUM ... THE RULER OF THE HALF PART OF JERUSALEM, х_ SAR_ (H8269) _ CHªTSIY_...
3:12 them (c-4) Lit. 'him.'...
PARTICULARS RESPECTING THE REBUILDING 1. Then, etc.] For the purposes of repair the wall was parcelled out between a number of working parties consisting of various important families, the inhabitants...
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 3 In this chapter, there are many names. The Bible does not mention most of these people elsewhere. Ma...
HE AND HIS DAUGHTERS. — Shallum was governor of the second half-district around Jerusalem; and it has been thought that the “daughters” here are the villages of the district. But needlessly: the women...
וְ עַל ־יָדֹ֣ו הֶחֱזִ֗יק שַׁלּוּם֙ בֶּן ־הַ
BUILDING THE WALLS Nehemiah 3:1 THE third chapter of the Book of Nehemiah supplies a striking illustration of the constructive character of the history of the Jews in the Persian period. Nor is that...
This chapter is supremely interesting in its revelation of method. That it is preserved for us at all shows how system characterized Nehemiah's procedure. The description proceeds round the entire wal...
_Alohes, "the enchanter," (Calmet) as he could perhaps enchant serpents. (Grotius) --- Daughters, who forwarded the work, as they had no brothers. (Menochius)_...
(12) And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. The service of Shallum's daughters in this work, carries with it a convicti...
Starting Point"A false friend is like your shadow. As long as there is sunshine, he sticks close by. But the minute you step into the shade, he disappears." Green I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week = talk...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6. The time in which Nehemiah laboured for the good of his people was not one of those brilliant phases which, if faith be there, awaken even...
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. Ver. 12. _Shallum the son of Halohesh_] Some read it, the son of an enchanter, o...
1 The names and order of them that builded the wall. 1 THEN Eliashib the hie priest, rose vp with his brethren the Priests, and they built the sheepe-gate, they sanctified it, & set vp the doores of...
And next unto him repaired Shallum, the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half-part of Jerusalem, of the second circuit, HE AND HIS DAUGHTERS, the zeal of these women being mentioned as a commendable...
THE WALLS OF THE LOWER CITY...
THE BUILDING WELL BEGUN (vv. 1-32) Eliashib the high priest is mentioned first in the building, not because he was the most devoted builder, but because of his position, for chapter 13:4 tells us th...
OF THE HALF PART OF JERUSALEM, i.e. of the other half, &c.: SEE POOLE ON "NEHEMIAH 3:9". HE AND HIS DAUGHTERS; who were either heiresses, or rich widows, and caused part to be done at their charges....
Nehemiah 3:12 him H3027 Shallum H7967 son H1121 Hallohesh H3873 leader H8269 half H2677 district H6418 Jerusalem H3389
‘And next to him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.' In charge of the repairing of the next section of the wall were Shallum, rul...
THE REBUILDING OF THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM (NEHEMIAH 3:1). It is difficult to overemphasise the huge impact of what was about to be accomplished. A city which was largely uninhabited, lay partially in r...
CONTENTS: Wall of Jerusalem built. CHARACTERS: God, Artaxerxes, Nehemiah, Sanballat, Tobiah. CONCLUSION: What is to be done for the public good, everyone should have a part in and further to the utm...
Nehemiah 3:1. _Eliashib the highpriest._ He was the son of Joachim, the son of Joshua, and the third highpriest after the first and greatest return of the people from Babylon. _They sanctified it,_ by...
_He and his daughters._ WORTHY WOMEN We know not how these ladles wrought; probably it was not in a way of manual labour, but rather by words of kindness and acts of consideration towards the builder...
_Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren._ THE BUILDERS AT WORK Unity in diversity seems to be the principle on which God works both in the natural and spiritual world--a truth which...
EXPLANATORY NOTES.] NEHEMIAH 3:1. ELIASHIB] The grandson of Jeshua, and the first high priest after the return from Babylon. No reason to doubt that the same Eliashib is referred to in Ezra 10:6. THE...
EXPOSITION COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK, AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE WORKING PARTIES, WITH THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SUPERINTENDED THE BUILDING ...
And in chapter 3, you have the names of all of the families and the section of the walls where they would be working. And because the names really are insignificant to us we're not going to wade throu...
Acts 21:8; Acts 21:9; Exodus 35:25; Nehemiah 3:14; Nehemiah 3:9;...
His daughters — Who were either heiresses or rich widows, and caused part to be done at their charges....