And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
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The gates were closed at the sunset of the day before the Sabbath, since the Sabbath was regarded as commencing on the previous evening.
Charles Ellicott
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Vindication of the Sabbath.
John Gill
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And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to
be dark before the sabbath<…
Matthew Henry
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Keeping the Lord's day holy is an important matter for the attention of those who would promote true godliness. Religion never prospers while Sabba…
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Albert Barnes
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