Neh 3:7, 7:2 | TSK | STEP | the Gibeonite. Mizpah. the throne.That is, probably, the palace of the Persian governor, west of the Euphrates; the term throne being used to signify any royal abode: for Sir J. Chardin, describing a splendid tent erected by the king of Persia, says "that there was an inscription wrought upon the cornice of the anti-chamber, which gave it the appellation of the throne of the second Solomon." Sitting upon a throne has, however, sometimes been granted to governors.

Nehemiah 3:7

the Gibeonite.

Mizpah.

the throne.That is, probably, the palace of the Persian governor, west of the Euphrates; the term throne being used to signify any royal abode: for Sir J. Chardin, describing a splendid tent erected by the king of Persia, says "that there was an inscription wrought upon the cornice of the anti-chamber, which gave it the appellation of the throne of the second Solomon." Sitting upon a throne has, however, sometimes been granted to governors.

2:8

Nehemiah 7:2

my brother.

1:2

Hananiah.

10:23

the ruler.

2:8

a faithful man.

Nu 12:7; Ps 101:6; Da 6:4; Mt 24:45; 25:21; Lu 16:10-12; 1Co 4:2

2Ti 2:2

feared God.

5:15; Ge 42:18; Ex 18:21; 2Sa 23:3; 1Ki 18:3,12; Job 1:1

Isa 33:5,6