27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 27-43)We have read of the building of the wall of Jerusalem with a great deal of fear and trembling; we have here an account of the dedicating of it with a great deal of joy and triumph. Those that sow in tears shall thus reap . I. We must enquire what was the meaning of this dedication of the wall; we will suppose it to include the dedication of the city too ( continens pro contento—the thing containin...
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