Charles Ellicott Commentary Nehemiah 5:17

"Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, a hundred and fifty men, besides those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us." — Nehemiah 5:17 (ASV)

At my table. —The charge on the governor’s free hospitality was heavy: “of the Jews a hundred and fifty rulers, besides those that came” occasionally from the country.

Because the bondage. —Rather, because the service of building was heavy.

The bondage. —Rather, the service was heavy.