Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month: and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

It was the ninth month - Or, our December, a time when rain falls heavily in Palestine: four months, therefore, after Ezra’s arrival in Jeru…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Conference of the people and commission to try individual cases.

(8) Forfeited. —This, just as what precedes and w…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin
And such of the ten tribes that returned and dwelt among them:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

There is hope concerning people when they are convinced not only that it is good to part with their sins, but that it is necessary; we must do it, …

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