Then Eli'ashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors; they consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hanan'el.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Eliashib (compare the marginal reference) was the grandson of Joshua, the high priest contemporary with Zerubbabel.

The sheep gate – …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Then Eliashib. —The account begins with due honour to the high priest and the priesthood.

The sheep gate w…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the
priests
This was the gran…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The work was divided so that everyone might know what they had to do and attend to it, with a desire to excel, yet without contention or separate i…

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