Chapter 13
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that day Some suppose that the events recorded in these verses took place several years after those related in the preceding chapter, while Nehemiah was absent at the Persian court; but the introductory language, on that day, seems rather to imply that they occurred immediately, or at least about that time.
they read Heb. there was read, Neh 8:3-8, Neh 9:3; Deut 31:11-12; 2Kgs 23:2; Isa 34:16; Luke 4:16-19, Luke 10:26; Acts 13:15, Acts 15:21
audience Heb. ears
the Ammonite Neh 13:23; Deut 23:3-5; Isa. 15:1-16:14; Jer 48:1-47; Ezek 25:1-11; Amos 2:1-3
Moabite Neh 2:10, Neh 2:19, Neh 4:3; Ps 83:7-9; Jer 49:1-6; Amos 1:13-15
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Because Matt 25:40
hired Balaam Num 22:3-6; Josh 24:9-10
our God Num 23:8-11, Num 23:18, Num 24:5-10; Deut 23:5; Ps 109:28; Mic 6:5
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when they Ps 19:7-11, Ps 119:9, Ps 119:11; Prov 6:23; Rom 3:20
that they Neh 9:2, Neh 10:28; Ezra 10:11; Jas 1:27
the mixed Exod 12:38; Num 11:4
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Eliashib Neh 13:7; Neh 12:10
having the oversight of Heb. being set over, Neh 12:44
allied Neh 13:28, Neh 6:17-18
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a great Neh 10:38, Neh 12:44; 2Chr 34:11
which was commanded to be given to the Heb. the commandment of the, Num 18:21-24
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But Exod 32:1; 2Chr 24:17-18; Matt 13:25
was Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, and remained there till the thirty-second, being twelve years; then returned to Babylon; and probably, after about a year, got leave to revisit his brethren, and found matters as here stated.
the two Neh 2:1, Neh 5:14
after certain days Heb. at the end of days, Neh 2:5-6
obtained I or, I earnestly requested
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understood Ezra 9:1; 1Cor 1:11
in preparing Neh 13:1, Neh 13:5; Lam 1:10; Matt 21:12-13; Acts 21:28-29
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it grieved Ezra 9:3-4, Ezra 10:1; Ps 69:9
I cast Mark 11:15-17; John 2:13-17
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they cleansed Neh 12:45; 2Chr 29:5, 2Chr 29:15-19
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the portions Neh 10:37, Neh 12:47; Mal 1:6-14, Mal 3:8; 1Tim 5:17-18
to his field Num 35:2
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contended Neh 13:17, Neh 13:25, Neh 5:6-13; Job 31:34; Prov 28:4
Why is the house Neh 10:39; 1Sam 2:17; Mal 3:8-11
place Heb. standing
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brought Neh 10:37-39, Neh 12:44; Lev 27:30; Num 18:20-26; Deut 14:22
treasuries or, storehouses, Mal 3:10
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I made Neh 12:44; 2Chr 31:12-15
Shelemiah Neh 3:30
Pedaiah Neh 8:4
next to them Heb. at their hand
Zaccur Neh 10:12
Mattaniah Neh 11:22, Neh 12:35
counted Neh 7:2; 2Kgs 12:15, 2Kgs 22:7; Luke 12:42, Luke 16:10-12; Acts 6:3; 1Cor 4:2; 1Tim 1:12; 1Tim 3:10
their office Heb. it was upon them
to distribute Acts 4:35, Acts 6:1
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Remember me Neh 13:22, Neh 13:31, Neh 5:19; Ps 122:6-9; Heb 6:10; Rev 3:5
wipe not If thou wert strict to mark what is done amiss, even my good deeds must be wiped out. But, Lord, remember me in thy mercy, and let my upright conduct be acceptable to Thee! By some, Nehemiah has been thought to deal too much with God on the principle of merit. That he wished God to remember him for good is sufficiently evident, and who does not wish the same? But that he expected heaven for his good deeds does not appear; for it is perfectly clear that he expected nothing from God but through the greatness of his mercy. Neh 13:22
good deeds Heb. kindnesses
house 1Chr 29:3; 2Chr 24:16, 2Chr 31:20-21; Ezra 7:20, Ezra 7:24, Ezra 7:27; Ps 122:6-9
offices or, observations
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treading wine Exod 20:8-11, Exod 34:21, Exod 35:2; Isa 58:13; Ezek 20:13
burdens Neh 10:31; Num 15:32-36; Jer 17:21-22, Jer 17:24, Jer 17:27
I testified Neh 13:21, Neh 9:29; Deut 8:19; 2Chr 24:19; Ps 50:7; Jer 42:19; Mic 6:3; Acts 2:40; Acts 20:21; Gal 5:3; Eph 4:17; 1Thess 4:6; Rev 22:18-19
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men of Tyre Exod 23:12; Deut 5:14
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I contended Neh 13:11, Neh 13:25, Neh 5:7; Ps 82:1-2; Prov 28:4; Isa 1:10; Jer 5:5, Jer 13:18, Jer 22:2-23; Mic 3:1, Mic 3:9
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Did not your Ezra 9:13-15; Jer 17:21-23, Jer 17:27, Jer 44:9, Jer 44:22; Ezek 23:8, Ezek 23:26; Zech 1:4-6
ye bring more Lev 26:18, Lev 26:28; Num 32:14; Josh 22:17-18
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began to be Lev 23:22
I commanded Neh 7:3; Exod 31:14-17; Jer 17:19-22
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I testified Neh 13:15
about the wall Heb. before the wall
I will lay Ezra 7:26; Rom 13:3-4; 1Pet 2:14
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I commanded Neh 7:64-65, Neh 12:30; 2Kgs 23:4; 1Chr 15:12-14; 2Chr 29:4-5, 2Chr 29:24, 2Chr 29:27, 2Chr 29:30; Isa 49:23
cleanse Neh 12:10
sanctify Deut 5:12
Remember Neh 13:14, Neh 13:31, Neh 5:19; Ps 132:1-5; Isa 38:3; 2Cor 1:12; 2Tim 4:7-8
spare me Ps 25:6-7, Ps 51:1, Ps 130:3-4, Ps 130:7, Ps 143:1-2
greatness or, multitude, Ps 5:7; Isa 55:7
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married Heb. made to dwell with them, Neh 10:30; Ezra 9:2, Ezra 9:11-12, Ezra 10:10, Ezra 10:44; 2Cor 6:14
Ashdod 1Sam 5:1
Ammon Neh 13:1-3
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could not speak Heb. they discerned not to speak
each people Heb. people and people, Zeph 3:9
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I contended Neh 13:11, Neh 13:17; Prov 28:4
cursed or, reviled, Neh 5:13; Deut 27:14-26; Ps 15:4; Luke 11:45-46
smote Deut 25:2-3; Ezra 7:26
plucked Isa 50:6
made them Neh 10:29-30; Deut 6:13; 2Chr 15:12-15; Ezra 10:5
Ye shall not Exod 34:16; Deut 7:3
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Did not Solomon 1Kgs 11:1-8; Eccl 7:26
yet among 2Sam 12:24-25; 1Kgs 3:13; 2Chr 1:12, 2Chr 9:22
who was beloved 2Sam 12:24
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Shall we then 1Sam 30:24
to transgress Ezra 10:2
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And one Josephus relates, that this young man was named Manasseh; and that at his request, Sanballat and the Samaritans built their temple upon mount Gerizim, in opposition to that at Jerusalem, at which he officiated, in some measure, according to the Mosaic ritual.
Joiada Neh 12:10, Neh 12:22
Eliashib Neh 3:1
son in law Neh 13:4-5, Neh 6:17-19
Sanballat Neh 2:19
I chased Neh 13:25; Ps 101:8; Prov 20:8, Prov 20:26; Rom 13:3-4
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Remember Neh 6:14; Ps 59:5-13; 2Tim 4:14
because they have defiled Heb. for the defilings of, Lev 21:1-7
the covenant Num 16:9-10, Num 25:12-13; 1Sam 2:30; Mal 2:4-8, Mal 2:10-12
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cleansed Neh 10:30
appointed Neh 12:1-26; 1Chr. 23:1-26:32
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the wood Neh 10:34
Remember Neh 13:14, Neh 13:22; Ps 25:7, Ps 26:8-9, Ps 106:4; Luke 23:42
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that day Some suppose that the events recorded in these verses took place several years after those related in the preceding chapter, while Nehemiah was absent at the Persian court; but the introductory language, on that day, seems rather to imply that they occurred immediately, or at least about that time.
they read Heb. there was read, Neh 8:3-8, Neh 9:3; Deut 31:11-12; 2Kgs 23:2; Isa 34:16; Luke 4:16-19, Luke 10:26; Acts 13:15, Acts 15:21
audience Heb. ears
the Ammonite Neh 13:23; Deut 23:3-5; Isa. 15:1-16:14; Jer 48:1-47; Ezek 25:1-11; Amos 2:1-3
Moabite Neh 2:10, Neh 2:19, Neh 4:3; Ps 83:7-9; Jer 49:1-6; Amos 1:13-15
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Because Matt 25:40
hired Balaam Num 22:3-6; Josh 24:9-10
our God Num 23:8-11, Num 23:18, Num 24:5-10; Deut 23:5; Ps 109:28; Mic 6:5
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when they Ps 19:7-11, Ps 119:9, Ps 119:11; Prov 6:23; Rom 3:20
that they Neh 9:2, Neh 10:28; Ezra 10:11; Jas 1:27
the mixed Exod 12:38; Num 11:4
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Eliashib Neh 13:7; Neh 12:10
having the oversight of Heb. being set over, Neh 12:44
allied Neh 13:28, Neh 6:17-18
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a great Neh 10:38, Neh 12:44; 2Chr 34:11
which was commanded to be given to the Heb. the commandment of the, Num 18:21-24
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But Exod 32:1; 2Chr 24:17-18; Matt 13:25
was Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, and remained there till the thirty-second, being twelve years; then returned to Babylon; and probably, after about a year, got leave to revisit his brethren, and found matters as here stated.
the two Neh 2:1, Neh 5:14
after certain days Heb. at the end of days, Neh 2:5-6
obtained I or, I earnestly requested
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understood Ezra 9:1; 1Cor 1:11
in preparing Neh 13:1, Neh 13:5; Lam 1:10; Matt 21:12-13; Acts 21:28-29
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it grieved Ezra 9:3-4, Ezra 10:1; Ps 69:9
I cast Mark 11:15-17; John 2:13-17
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they cleansed Neh 12:45; 2Chr 29:5, 2Chr 29:15-19
10
the portions Neh 10:37, Neh 12:47; Mal 1:6-14, Mal 3:8; 1Tim 5:17-18
to his field Num 35:2
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contended Neh 13:17, Neh 13:25, Neh 5:6-13; Job 31:34; Prov 28:4
Why is the house Neh 10:39; 1Sam 2:17; Mal 3:8-11
place Heb. standing
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brought Neh 10:37-39, Neh 12:44; Lev 27:30; Num 18:20-26; Deut 14:22
treasuries or, storehouses, Mal 3:10
13
I made Neh 12:44; 2Chr 31:12-15
Shelemiah Neh 3:30
Pedaiah Neh 8:4
next to them Heb. at their hand
Zaccur Neh 10:12
Mattaniah Neh 11:22, Neh 12:35
counted Neh 7:2; 2Kgs 12:15, 2Kgs 22:7; Luke 12:42, Luke 16:10-12; Acts 6:3; 1Cor 4:2; 1Tim 1:12; 1Tim 3:10
their office Heb. it was upon them
to distribute Acts 4:35, Acts 6:1
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Remember me Neh 13:22, Neh 13:31, Neh 5:19; Ps 122:6-9; Heb 6:10; Rev 3:5
wipe not If thou wert strict to mark what is done amiss, even my good deeds must be wiped out. But, Lord, remember me in thy mercy, and let my upright conduct be acceptable to Thee! By some, Nehemiah has been thought to deal too much with God on the principle of merit. That he wished God to remember him for good is sufficiently evident, and who does not wish the same? But that he expected heaven for his good deeds does not appear; for it is perfectly clear that he expected nothing from God but through the greatness of his mercy. Neh 13:22
good deeds Heb. kindnesses
house 1Chr 29:3; 2Chr 24:16, 2Chr 31:20-21; Ezra 7:20, Ezra 7:24, Ezra 7:27; Ps 122:6-9
offices or, observations
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treading wine Exod 20:8-11, Exod 34:21, Exod 35:2; Isa 58:13; Ezek 20:13
burdens Neh 10:31; Num 15:32-36; Jer 17:21-22, Jer 17:24, Jer 17:27
I testified Neh 13:21, Neh 9:29; Deut 8:19; 2Chr 24:19; Ps 50:7; Jer 42:19; Mic 6:3; Acts 2:40; Acts 20:21; Gal 5:3; Eph 4:17; 1Thess 4:6; Rev 22:18-19
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men of Tyre Exod 23:12; Deut 5:14
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I contended Neh 13:11, Neh 13:25, Neh 5:7; Ps 82:1-2; Prov 28:4; Isa 1:10; Jer 5:5, Jer 13:18, Jer 22:2-23; Mic 3:1, Mic 3:9
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Did not your Ezra 9:13-15; Jer 17:21-23, Jer 17:27, Jer 44:9, Jer 44:22; Ezek 23:8, Ezek 23:26; Zech 1:4-6
ye bring more Lev 26:18, Lev 26:28; Num 32:14; Josh 22:17-18
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began to be Lev 23:22
I commanded Neh 7:3; Exod 31:14-17; Jer 17:19-22
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I testified Neh 13:15
about the wall Heb. before the wall
I will lay Ezra 7:26; Rom 13:3-4; 1Pet 2:14
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I commanded Neh 7:64-65, Neh 12:30; 2Kgs 23:4; 1Chr 15:12-14; 2Chr 29:4-5, 2Chr 29:24, 2Chr 29:27, 2Chr 29:30; Isa 49:23
cleanse Neh 12:10
sanctify Deut 5:12
Remember Neh 13:14, Neh 13:31, Neh 5:19; Ps 132:1-5; Isa 38:3; 2Cor 1:12; 2Tim 4:7-8
spare me Ps 25:6-7, Ps 51:1, Ps 130:3-4, Ps 130:7, Ps 143:1-2
greatness or, multitude, Ps 5:7; Isa 55:7
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married Heb. made to dwell with them, Neh 10:30; Ezra 9:2, Ezra 9:11-12, Ezra 10:10, Ezra 10:44; 2Cor 6:14
Ashdod 1Sam 5:1
Ammon Neh 13:1-3
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could not speak Heb. they discerned not to speak
each people Heb. people and people, Zeph 3:9
25
I contended Neh 13:11, Neh 13:17; Prov 28:4
cursed or, reviled, Neh 5:13; Deut 27:14-26; Ps 15:4; Luke 11:45-46
smote Deut 25:2-3; Ezra 7:26
plucked Isa 50:6
made them Neh 10:29-30; Deut 6:13; 2Chr 15:12-15; Ezra 10:5
Ye shall not Exod 34:16; Deut 7:3
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Did not Solomon 1Kgs 11:1-8; Eccl 7:26
yet among 2Sam 12:24-25; 1Kgs 3:13; 2Chr 1:12, 2Chr 9:22
who was beloved 2Sam 12:24
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Shall we then 1Sam 30:24
to transgress Ezra 10:2
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And one Josephus relates, that this young man was named Manasseh; and that at his request, Sanballat and the Samaritans built their temple upon mount Gerizim, in opposition to that at Jerusalem, at which he officiated, in some measure, according to the Mosaic ritual.
Joiada Neh 12:10, Neh 12:22
Eliashib Neh 3:1
son in law Neh 13:4-5, Neh 6:17-19
Sanballat Neh 2:19
I chased Neh 13:25; Ps 101:8; Prov 20:8, Prov 20:26; Rom 13:3-4
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Remember Neh 6:14; Ps 59:5-13; 2Tim 4:14
because they have defiled Heb. for the defilings of, Lev 21:1-7
the covenant Num 16:9-10, Num 25:12-13; 1Sam 2:30; Mal 2:4-8, Mal 2:10-12
30
cleansed Neh 10:30
appointed Neh 12:1-26; 1Chr. 23:1-26:32
31
the wood Neh 10:34
Remember Neh 13:14, Neh 13:22; Ps 25:7, Ps 26:8-9, Ps 106:4; Luke 23:42