Nehemiah 7

Nehemiah 7:2

THe ruler] the second person next to the governour, commanding in his name, within his court.

Nehemiah 7:3

And every one] appointing every one his place of watch, according to each part of the city where his house standeth, for the more readinesse and ease in defending of it.

Nehemiah 7:5

At the first] namely under Zerubbable; whose numbring, Ezekiel 2:1. is here set down again.

Nehemiah 7:33

The other] for there were two cities of this name; the one in Ruben, Numbers 32:38. and the other in Iudah, which is meant here, and seems to be the same as Nob, 1 Samuel 21:1.

Nehemiah 7:70

And some] here endeth that which is common and like to that which is set down, Ez. 2. 68. now the following contribution is different from that which is mentioned in Ezrab: [the Tirshatha] the Italian, Hathirshatha, the name of an office,Ez. 2. 63. here is neant Nehemiah, Nehemiah 8:9. [the treasure] of the Temple, or to the stock of money which was appointed for the building of it, 1 Chronicles 26:26. Ez. 7. 69.

Nehemiah 7:73

So the] though, in Ez. 2. 70. and 3. 1. the words be almost the same, yet is the history different: that being of things in the dayes of Zeruhbabel, and this ofNehemiahs dayes which was many yeares after.