Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
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Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
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And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
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And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
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Passages linked to Nehemiah 3:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Nehemiah 3:12 Next to him, Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters, made repairs.
- Nehemiah 3:17 After him, the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani made repairs. Next to him, Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Neh 3:9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the…
Neh 3:9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
Ver. 9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem] Which, being part in Judah and part in Benjamin, had two general rulers. See Neh 3:12.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain As Rome was anciently divided into several quarters or…
As Rome was anciently divided into several quarters or regions, so was Jerusalem, and especially this was divided into two parts, whereof one was in the tribe of Benjamin, and nearest to the temple; the other in the tribe of Judah, and more remote from it; which accordingly had two several rulers, this man and the other, Neh 3:12, but both under the chief governor of the city.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And next unto them repaired Rephaiah, the son of…
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. That city belonging partly to the tribe of Judah, and partly to the tribe of Benjamin; one part of it was under a governor that was of the tribe of Judah, as this man seems to be; and the other part under one of the tribe of Benjamin; see Neh 3:12.
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neh 3:10And next unto him repaired Jedaiah, the son of Harumaph, over against his house,.... That part of the wall which stood right against his house; and to take this part he could not well object to it, and it might be reasonably thought he would take care to repair it well, and make it strong for his own safety:
and next unto him repaired Hattush, the son of Hashabniah; but who he was is not known.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Half part - As Rome was anciently divided into…
Half part - As Rome was anciently divided into several quarters or regions, so was Jerusalem; and especially into two parts, whereof one was in the tribe of Benjamin, and nearest the temple, the other in the tribe of Judah, these accordingly had two several rulers, this man and the other, ver. 12, but both under the chief governor of the city.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.]…
Verse 9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.] Probably the city was divided into two parts; one for Judah, and the other for Benjamin, each having its proper governor. Rephaiah mentioned here was one of these governors, and Shallum, mentioned Ne 3:12, was the other. There were other rulers or governors of particular country or village districts.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Neh 3:9-10. The ruler of the half part of…
Neh 3:9-10. The ruler of the half part of Jerusalem — As Rome was anciently divided into several quarters or regions, so was Jerusalem; and especially into two parts, whereof one was in the tribe of Benjamin, and nearest the temple, the other in the tribe of Judah; these accordingly had two several rulers, this man and the other, (Neh 3:12,) but both under the chief governor of the city. Jedaiah — over against his house — That part of the wall which was next to him, which his own interest obliged him to repair.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Street. Protestants, "of the half part," (Haydock) belonging to…
Street. Protestants, "of the half part," (Haydock) belonging to Benjamin. Sellum was the inspector of that part which fell to the share of Juda, ver. 12., and chap. iv. 19. (Grotius) --- Jerusalem, like all great cities, was divided into parts. (Calmet)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem —…
9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem — Rather, prince of half of the circuit of Jerusalem. The district round Jerusalem was apparently divided into two provinces, each having its separate ruler, or prince, who held office under the governor. Some think these two provinces or districts were representative of Judah and Benjamin.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem]…
9. the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem] R.V. the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. Rephaiah was ruler not of the city but of one of the districts into which Jerusalem was divided. The ruler of the other half is Shallum, mentioned in Neh_3:12. Compare the different positions of ‘the ruler of Mizpah’ (Neh_3:19) and ‘the ruler of the district of Mizpah’ (Neh_3:5). By comparison of this expression with 2Ki_22:14; Zep_1:10, it would appear that some such division, necessitated by the growth of the Capital, had taken place during the Monarchy in the interests of urban administration. The district here referred to would be the commercial quarter of the city.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) The half part of Jerusalem.—Of the district belonging…
(9) The half part of Jerusalem.—Of the district belonging to Jerusalem.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. Compare…
The ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. Compare verse 11. The city itself does not seem to be intended, but rather the territory outside which was considered to belong to the city. This was divided into two portions, under two "princes" or "rulers," Rephaiah and Shallum.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:9-13 Nehemiah wisely assigned people to work near their…
3:9-13 Nehemiah wisely assigned people to work near their homes both to motivate them to do good work and to save them traveling time.
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