Nehemiah 7:4
Now the town was wide and great: but the people in it were only a small number, and the houses had not been put up.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
In Context
Cross References
Nehemiah 11:1And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.
Isaiah 58:12And your sons will be building again the old waste places: you will make strong the bases of old generations: and you will be named, He who puts up the broken walls, and, He who makes ready the ways for use.
Matthew 6:33But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:2-5
The Completion of the Wall. ( b. c. 445.) 1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. 3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants… Read the whole commentary →