Charles Ellicott Commentary Nehemiah 3:5

"And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord." — Nehemiah 3:5 (ASV)

The Tekoites. —This verse is remarkable, as introducing men of Tekoah, not mentioned among Zerubbabel’s Returned, who furnish the solitary instance of internal opposition to the building; and as terming the common work “the work of the Lord.” The ordinary people of the place, however, did double duty. (See Nehemiah 3:27.)