We came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.
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We came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.
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And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
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And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to Ezra 8:32 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Nehemiah 2:11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
- Ezra 7:8-9 He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Ezr 8:32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode…
Ezr 8:32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
Ver. 32. And abode there three days] For necessary refreshment, after so long a journey. The body is the soul’s servant, and must therefore be kindly and fairly dealt with, ut sit par negotio, that it may be neither above nor below its business; but even with it, meet for it, Corpus sive corpor, quasi cordis por, id est, puer, sive famulus.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain By number and by weight of everyone,.... They were…
By number and by weight of everyone,.... They were delivered in by tale and weight, which exactly agreed to the number and weight in which they received them:
and all the weight was written at that time; an account was taken in writing, and laid up, that it might not only be known hereafter what freewill offerings had been made in Babylon, but that it might be a voucher for the fidelity and integrity of those that brought them, should it ever be called in question.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 32. Abode there three days — That is, three…
32. Abode there three days — That is, three days before proceeding to deliver over their treasures and the king’s letter. They seem to have taken this time for rest and deliberation before commencing their work. So Nehemiah waited three days before commencing his work. Neh_2:11.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 32. And we came to Jerusalem] On the first…
32. And we came to Jerusalem] On the first day of the fifth month (Ezr_7:8). See note on the length of the journey. The size of the caravan, the number of women and children, the stoppages at Jewish settlements on the way to apply for further contributions (in accordance with the king’s decree), and to enforce the observance of the Law, the possible encounters with Bedouin tribes, were some among the elements of delay.
three days] A three days’ interval to rest after the journey and to prepare plans. Nehemiah waited for the same period, Neh_2:11.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (32) Three days.—Devoted, as in the similar case of…
(32) Three days.—Devoted, as in the similar case of Nehemiah, to rest and more private devotion.
(32-36) The arrival in Jerusalem, and first proceedings there.
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