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Nehemiah 12:40 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 12 · verse 40
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:Nehemiah 12:40 · King James Version
Nehemiah 12:40 in context
38And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
39And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
40So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
41And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
42And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- thankstôwdâhproperly, an extension of the handH8426 →
- stoodʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- halfchêtsîythe half or middleH2677 →
- twoshᵉnayimtwoH8147 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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We have read of the building of the wall of Jerusalem with a great deal of fear and trembling; we have here an account of the dedicating of it with a great deal of joy and triumph. Those that sow in tears shall thus reap. I. We must enquire what was the meaning of this dedication of the wall;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-43