Nehemiah 6:10 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

Now when I went into the house of Shemai'ah the son of Delai'ah, son of Mehet'abel, who was shut up, he said, "Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill you, at night they are coming to kill you."

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Who was shut up - On account, probably, of some legal uncleanness. Compare Jeremiah 36:5.

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

I came to the house. —As a specimen of another kind of attack, through false prophets, Shemaiah’s plot is mentioned. This man—prob…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of
Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The greatest mischief our enemies can do us is to frighten us from our duty and to lead us to do what is sinful. Let us never decline a good work, …

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