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Unity Across Jurisdictions
Commentators focus on the phrase "the throne of the governor." This likely refers to the official seat of the regional Persian governor. The men from Gibeon and Mizpah, though possibly under a different immediate jurisdiction than Nehemiah, joined the work in Jerusalem. This demonstrates a remarkable unity of purpose that transcended local administrative boundaries for the sake of rebuilding God's city.
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Nehemiah
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Albert Barnes
On Nehemiah 3:7
18th Century
Theologian
To the throne ... - The meaning is thought to be “the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who, though they worked for Nehemiah, were not unde…
Charles Ellicott
On Nehemiah 3:7
19th Century
Bishop
To the throne. — To the seat of the governor of the whole district on this side of the Euphrates: his residence when he c…
John Gill
On Nehemiah 3:7
17th Century
Pastor
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon
the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Miz…
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Matthew Henry
On Nehemiah 3:1–32
17th Century
Minister
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…