John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 12:43

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced, etc.] Or many sacrifices, as Ben Melech interprets it; and these perhaps of the larger sort of cattle, oxen; and which, at least many of them, being peace offerings, the people feasted on them, so that it was a festival day: for God had made them rejoice with great joy; on account of the wall being set up all around, and so were in greater safety from their enemies: the wives also and the children rejoiced; while the priests blew the trumpets, and the singers sung and played on their instruments, the women and children gave loud shouts for joy: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off; as at the laying of the foundation of the temple, (<150313>Ezra 3:13).

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