39The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
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Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, …
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-73)We have here another good project of Nehemiah’s; for wise and zealous men will be always contriving something or other for the glory of God and the edification of his church. He knew very well that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the number and valour of the inhabitants than upon the height or strength of its walls; and therefore, observing that the people were few that dwelt in…
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