Iddo, H5714 Ginnetho, H1599 Abijah, H29 Miamin, H4326 Maadiah, H4573 Bilgah, H1083
Mattaniah, H4983 and Bakbukiah, H1229 Obadiah, H5662 Meshullam, H4918 Talmon, H2929 Akkub, H6126 were porters H7778 keeping H8104 the ward H4929 at the thresholds H624 of the gates. H8179 These were in the days H3117 of Joiakim H3113 the son H1121 of Jeshua, H3442 the son H1121 of Jozadak, H3136 and in the days H3117 of Nehemiah H5166 the governor, H6346 and of Ezra H5830 the priest, H3548 the scribe. H5608 And at the dedication H2598 of the wall H2346 of Jerusalem H3389 they sought H1245 the Levites H3881 out of all their places, H4725 to bring H935 them to Jerusalem, H3389 to keep H6213 the dedication H2598 with gladness, H8057 both with thanksgivings, H8426 and with singing, H7892 with cymbals, H4700 psalteries, H5035 and with harps. H3658 And the sons H1121 of the singers H7891 gathered themselves together, H622 both out of the plain country H3603 round about H5439 Jerusalem, H3389 and from the villages H2691 of Netophathi; H5200 Also from the house H1004 of Gilgal, H1537 H1019 and out of the fields H7704 of Geba H1387 and Azmaveth: H5820 for the singers H7891 had builded H1129 them villages H2691 round about H5439 Jerusalem. H3389 And the priests H3548 and the Levites H3881 purified H2891 themselves, and purified H2891 the people, H5971 and the gates, H8179 and the wall. H2346 Then I brought up H5927 the princes H8269 of Judah H3063 upon the wall, H2346 and appointed H5975 two H8147 great H1419 companies of them that gave thanks, H8426 whereof one went H8418 on the right hand H3225 upon the wall H2346 toward the dung H830 gate: H8179 And after H310 them went H3212 Hoshaiah, H1955 and half H2677 of the princes H8269 of Judah, H3063 And Azariah, H5838 Ezra, H5830 and Meshullam, H4918
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Commentary on Nehemiah 10 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 10
We have in this chapter a particular account of the covenant which in the close of the foregoing chapter was resolved upon; they struck while the iron was not, and immediately put that good resolve in execution, when they were in a good frame, lest, if it should be delayed, it might be dropped. Here we have,
Neh 10:1-31
When Israel was first brought into covenant with God it was done by sacrifice and the sprinkling of blood, Ex. 24. But here it was done by the more natural and common way of sealing and subscribing the written articles of the covenant, which bound them to no more than was already their duty. Now here we have,
Neh 10:32-39
Having covenanted against the sins they had been guilty of, they proceed in obliging themselves to revive and observe the duties they had neglected. We must not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well.