Nehemiah 8:1 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

The street - Rather, “the square” or “court.” So in Nehemiah 8:16 . The court seems to have been one between the eastern gate of the temple …

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

As one man. —The unanimity rather than the number is emphatic here.

And they spake unto Ezra.

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man
into the street that was before the watergate<…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Sacrifices were to be offered only at the door of the temple; but praying and preaching were, and are, services of religion, as acceptably performe…

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