Nehemiah 10:1
(10-2) Now those that set their seal were: Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zedekiah;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
In Context
2(10-3) Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah;
Cross References
2 Kings 23:3And the king stood on the platform, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people stood to the covenant.
Ezra 10:3Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of the LORD, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
Nehemiah 7:70And some from among the heads of fathers' houses gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasury a thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests' tunics.
Nehemiah 9:38(10-1) And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and subscribe it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, set their seal unto it.
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 10:1
We have in this chapter a particular account of the covenant which in the close of the foregoing chapter was resolved upon; they struck while the iron was hot, and immediately put that good resolve in execution, when they were in a good frame, lest, if it should be delayed, it might be dropped. Here we have, I. The names of those that set their hands and seals to it, ver. 1-27 . II. An account of those who signified their consent and concurrence, ver. 28, 29 . III. The covenant itself, and the articles of it in… Read the whole commentary →