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Next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles didn`t put their necks to the work of their lord.
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A Shameful Exception
Commentators highlight the stark contrast in this verse. While the common people of Tekoa eagerly participated in rebuilding, their own nobles refused to help. Scholars like John Gill note this refusal is recorded to their "disgrace," showing that social status is no excuse to avoid serving God and community.
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Tekoites - See 2 Samuel 14:2 note.
19th Century
Anglican
The Tekoites. —This verse is remarkable, as introducing men of Tekoah, not mentioned among Zerubbabel’s Returned, who furnish the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired The inhabitants of Tekoa, a city in the tribe of Judah; see ([Reference Amos…
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