The rulers - The principal authorities of the city, in the absence of the special governor.

The rest that did the work - that i…

Nehemiah’s cautious preliminaries.

And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did .
&c.] The rulers of the city of Jerusalem, who seem to be off…

When Nehemiah had considered the matter, he told the Jews that God had put it into his heart to build the wall of Jerusalem. He does not undertake …