Neh 10:30, 13:27-30 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 30. Not give our daughters ] Make no affinity with the people of the land.

‏ Nehemiah 10:30

Verse 30. Not give our daughters] Make no affinity with the people of the land.

‏ Nehemiah 13:27-30

Verse 27. Shall we then hearken unto you] If God spared not Solomon, who was so much beloved of Him, shall we spare you, who by your conduct are bringing down God's judgments upon Israel?

Verse 28. One of the sons of Joiada] This was Manasseh, brother of Jaddua, son of Joiada, and grandson of Eliashib the high priest.

I chased him from me.] Struck him off the list of the priests, and deemed him utterly unworthy of all connection and intercourse with truly religious people.

Verse 29. Because they have defiled the priesthood] God, therefore, will remember their iniquities against them, and punish them for their transgressions. These words of Nehemiah are to be understood declaratively.