Charles Ellicott Commentary Nehemiah 6:1

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Nehemiah 6:1

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Nehemiah 6:1

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"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.