The lower places — the places where those within the walls had the least advantage of elevation, the naturally weak places, where an enemy w…

After their families. —In allusion to the ambushes of Nehemiah 4:11, Nehemiah set families together—besides the appointed guards—<…

When Nehemiah knew the danger to which the people were exposed, he took measures to guard against it. I like the common sense of Nehemiah. He kept …

Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall
Where the wall was lowest, and the enemy could more easily break…

Hindering good work is what bad men aim at, and expect to succeed in; but good work is God's work, and it will prosper. God has many ways of bringi…