And next unto them the Tekoites repaired,.... The inhabitants of Tekoa, a city in the tribe of Judah; see Am 1:1but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord; either of Nehemiah, as some, or rather of the lord and prince appointed over their families, as Aben Ezra, to whom they would not be subject; though it seems best, with Jarchi, to understand it of the Lord their God, by whose command this work was begun; but they refused to give any assistance to it with their purses or presence, but withdrew from it, as refractory oxen withdraw their necks from the yoke.
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Nehemiah 3:5
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