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Selected Verse: Nehemiah 3:12 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Ne 3:12	King James	And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Shallum . . . he and his daughters--who were either heiresses or rich widows. They undertook to defray the expenses of a part of the wall next them.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

Shallum . . . he and his daughters--who were either heiresses or rich widows. They undertook to defray the expenses of a part of the wall next them.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
His daughters - Who were either heiresses or rich widows, and caused part to be done at their charges.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

His daughters - Who were either heiresses or rich widows, and caused part to be done at their charges.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The son of Halohesh - Or, the son of the Enchanter: conjectured to be thus named from having the art to charm serpents. The ruler of the half part - See on Neh 3:9 (note).

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

The son of Halohesh - Or, the son of the Enchanter: conjectured to be thus named from having the art to charm serpents.

The ruler of the half part - See on Neh 3:9 (note).

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