John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 3:14

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, etc.] If this was one of the Rechabites, they were forbid to build houses, (<243507>Jeremiah 35:7) but, perhaps, though they might not build private houses for themselves to dwell in, they might be employed in building walls and fortresses for public security; though it is more probable that this man was not of that family: the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; or of the tract of Bethhaccerem, a place between Tekoah and Jerusalem; (see <240601>Jeremiah 6:1), he built it, and set up the doors thereof; etc. as in (<160303>Nehemiah 3:3).

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