Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"Now it came to pass, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah, and to Geshem the Arabian, and unto the rest of our enemies, that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though even unto that time I had not set up the doors in the gates;)" — Nehemiah 6:1 (ASV)
And the rest of our enemies. —The Three always have the pre-eminence.
The doors upon the gates. — Within the gates. This parenthesis is a note of historical accuracy, and suggests that what was previously said regarding the setting up of the doors was said in anticipation.