Nehemiah 3:5
Next were the Tekoites, but their nobles refused to do manual work under a supervisor.
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Judges 5:23‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the Lord. ‘Totally curse those who live there, for they refused to come help the Lord, to help the Lord against the powerful enemies.’
2 Chronicles 11:6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Jeremiah 5:4Then I said to myself, “These people are only the poor—they're just fools who don't know any better. They certainly don't know what the Lord wants, God's right way of living.
Jeremiah 27:2This is what the Lord told me: Make for yourself a harness and a yoke and strap it on your neck
Jeremiah 27:12I gave the same message to Zedekiah king of Judah: Submit to the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!
Amos 1:1Here is the message that was given to Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa in Judah. This is what he saw concerning Israel when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam, son of Jehoash, was king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 3:2-32
The Rebuilding of the Wall. ( b. c. 445.) 1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. 2 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. 3 But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars… Read the whole commentary →