Nehemiah 6:18

For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
many	רַבִּ֣ים ra.Bim	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine plural absolute
Judah	בִּֽיהוּדָ֗ה bi.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
sworn	בַּעֲלֵ֤י ba.'a.Lei	H1167	a master · noun, common masculine plural construct
law	חָתָ֥ן cha.Tan	H2860	a relative by marriage (especially through the bride) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Shechaniah	לִשְׁכַנְיָ֣ה lish.khan.Yah	H7935	Shekanjah · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Arah	אָרַ֑ח 'a.Rach	H733	Arach · proper noun, a man's name
son	בְּנ֔וֹ be.No	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Johanan	וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ן vi.ho.cha.Nan	H3076	Jehochanan · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
taken	לָקַ֕ח la.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
daughter	בַּת bat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct
Meshullam	מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם me.shu.Lam	H4918	Meshullam · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּ֥ן ben	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Berechiah	בֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה Be.rekh.Yah	H1296	Berekjah · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Ezra 2:5 The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
Nehemiah 7:10 The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
Nehemiah 3:4 And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son…
Nehemiah 3:30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 6:15–end

Nehemiah is here finishing the wall of Jerusalem, and yet still has trouble created him by his enemies. I. Tobiah, and the other adversaries of the Jews, had the mortification to see the wall built up, notwithstanding all their attempts to hinder it. The wall was begun and finished in fifty-two days, and yet we have reason to believe they rested on the sabbaths, Neh 6:15. Many were employed, and there was room for them; what they did they did cheerfully, and minded their business because they loved it. The threats of their enemies, which were intended to weaken them, it is likely, quickened them to go on with their work the more vigorously, that they might get it done before the enemy came.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 6:10

Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah, &c.--This man was the son of a priest, who was an intimate and confidential friend of Nehemiah. The young man claimed to be endowed with the gift of prophecy. Having been secretly bribed by Sanballat, he, in his pretended capacity of prophet, told Nehemiah that his enemies were that night to make an attempt upon his life. He advised him, at the same time, to consult his safety by concealing himself in the sanctuary, a crypt which, from its sanctity, was strong and secure. But the noble-minded governor determined at all hazards to remain at his post, and not bring discredit on the cause of God and religion by his unworthy cowardice in leaving the t…

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Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 6:18

He was the son-in-law of Shechaniah - Previously to the coming of Nehemiah, the Jews seemed to be fast intermixing with the heathen, by intermarriages with Ashdodites, Ammonites, and Moabites; see Neh 13:23. Ezra had many evils of this kind to redress, (Ezr 9:3, etc.), chiefly among the common people, though there were both chiefs and priests in that trespass. But here we find the heathen and Jewish nobles interlinked; and the latter were so far imbued with the spirit of idolatry, that they forgot God, his service, their brethren, and their own souls.

Dictionary and topics

Arah — (wayfaring).
Berechiah — Blessed by Jehovah. (1.) Son of Shimea, and father of Asaph the musician (1 Chr. 6:39; 15:17). (2.) One of the seven Ephraimite chieftains, son of Meshillemoth (2 Chr. 28:12). (3.) The fourth of the…
Jehohanan — Jehovah-granted, Jeroboam II. (1.) A Korhite, the head of one of the divisions of the temple porters (1 Chr. 26:3). (2.) One of Jehoshaphat’s “captains” (2 Chr. 17:15). (3.) The father of Azariah (2…
Johanan — Whom Jehovah graciously bestows. (1.) One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the desert of Judah (1 Chr. 12:12). (2.) The oldest of King Josiah’s sons (1 Chr. 3:15). (3.) Son of Careah, one of…
Meshullam — Befriended. (1.) One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham (1 Chr. 5:13). (2.) Grandfather of Shaphan, “the scribe,” in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:3). (3.) A priest, father of…
Shecaniah — One intimate with Jehovah. (1.) A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (1 Chr. 24:11). (2.) One of the priests who were set “to give to their brethren by courses” of…
Shechaniah — (dweller with Jehovah). (dweller with Jehovah).
Tobiah — Pleasing to Jehovah, the “servant,” the “Ammonite,” who joined with those who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Exile (Neh. 2:10). He was a man of great influence, which he exerted in…
Arah · .Probably i — .Probably i
Berechiah · 6. — 6.
Influence · POLITI — POLITI
Johanan · 9. — 9.

Nehemiah 6:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 6:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 6:10

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 6:18

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 6:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 6:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 6:10

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 6:18

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Nehemiah 6:18

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 6:17–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 6:15-16

Rashi on Nehemiah 6:18