Nehemiah 3:22

Neh 3:22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.

Ver. 22. The men of the plain] Of the plain of Jordan, saith the Vulgar; but better understand it of the plain country round about Jerusalem, as Neh 12:28.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Neh 3:22. The priests, the men of the plain — Either of the plains of Jordan, or of the plain country round about Jerusalem, as it is called Neh 12:28. Probably they were thus called, because they or their parents now or formerly dwelt in those parts, whence they came to Jerusalem when the service of the temple required it.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Which dwelt in the plain country by Jordan and Jericho.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

Verse 22. The priests, the men of the plain.] Some of the officers of the temple, particularly the singers, dwelt in the plain country round about Jerusalem, Ne 12:28; and it is likely that several of the priests dwelt in the same place.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

(22) The men of the plain.—Priests dwelling in the Jordan valley, the “Kikkar” of Scripture.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

22. the priests, the men of the plain] R.V. the men of the Plain. R.V. marg. ‘Or, Circuit’. Literally, ‘the men of the Ciccar,’ LXX. Ἐκχεχάρ, Vulg. ‘de campestribus Jordanis.’

Some have explained the term to refer to the neighbourhood of Jerusalem according to its use in Neh_12:28 ‘the Plain (or Circuit) round about Jerusalem.’ Others have explained its use in this passage by its technical application to the Jordan plain, Gen_13:10; Gen_19:17; 2Sa_18:23. As in Neh_12:28 the reference to Jerusalem is carefully expressed, the absolute use of the word here may be thought to favour the latter signification. If so, the priests mentioned came from Jericho and the other cities of ‘the Plain,’ ἡ περίχωρος τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Mat_3:5.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad, another piece..... Beginning where Azariah ended:

unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner; the corner where the wall turned from the south to the east.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Plains. Septuagint, "from Chechar," retaining the original term cucar, which means "a plain." It lay in the environs of Jerusalem, chap. xii. 28. --- Of the Jordan, is not in Hebrew, &c. (Calmet) --- They might be natives of that place. (Sa) (Vatable) (Menochius)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Either of the plains of Jordan; or of the plain country round about Jerusalem, its it is called, Neh 12:28. And they are thus called, because they, or their parents, either were born, or now did or formerly had dwelt, in those parks; whence they came to Jerusalem, when the service of the temple required it.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

22. Men of the plain — Men whose residence was in the plains of Jericho or Jordan. ככר, here rendered plain, is frequently applied to the lower end of the Jordan valley. Gen_13:10-12; Gen_19:17; 2Sa_18:23; 1Ki_7:46.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The priests who had lands in the Jordan valley seem to be intended by the men of the plain, hak-kikkar, "the plain," without further addition, having always that meaning in Scripture. We have already heard that the men of Jericho were engaged in the work (ver. 2).

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Farther northwards repaired the priests, the men of the district of Jordan. כּכּר does not, as Bertheau infers from Neh 12:28, signify the country round Jerusalem, but here, as there, the valley of the Jordan. See rem. on Neh 12:28 and on Gen 13:10. Hence this verse informs us that priests were then dwelling in the valley of the Jordan, probably in the neighbourhood of Jericho. The length of wall built by these priests is not further particularized.

Keil & Delitzsch — Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament (1861–1891) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API. (Old Testament only.)

around Jerusalem, repaired ... Benjamin and Hasshub repaired ... Azariah ... repaired ... Binnui ... repaired

These phrases refer to repairing the wall. AT: "around Jerusalem, repaired the wall ... Benjamin and Hasshub repaired the wall ... Azariah ... repaired the wall ... Binnui ... repaired the wall" (See: Ellipsis)

Benjamin ... Hasshub ... Azariah ... Maaseiah ... Ananiah ... Binnui ... Henadad

These are the names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)

After them ... After him

"Next to them ... Next to him"

opposite their own house

"in front of their own house"

translationWords

priest

Jerusalem

house

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