Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 3:18
After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
18. their brethren ] i.e. the men of the other half of the same district.
Bavai, the son of Henadad ] This can hardly be different from the ‘Binnui, the son of Henadad’ mentioned in Neh 3:24. So the LXX. which reads .
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
After him repaired their brethren,…. Either the brethren of the two before named particularly, or the Levites their brethren in general, as Jarchi:
Bavai, the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah; the other half of that place.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
“Their brethren” are the inhabitants of the second half, who were under the rule of Bavai the son of Henadad.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
18. Their brethren Brethren of those mentioned in the previous verse, whom Hashabiah represented.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘After him repaired their brothers, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah.’
The next section of the wall was repaired by ‘their brothers’, that is the remainder of the men of Keilah, under Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of the half district of Keilah. It may well have been his brother Binnui and his household who repaired the wall further on (Neh 3:24).
Henadad was a Levite family name (Ezr 3:9). Binnui of the sons of Henadad signed Nehemiah’s covenant (Neh 10:9).
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Neh 3:18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
18. The ruler of the half part of Keilah ] This was that city rescued by David from the Philistines, and yet false to him, 1Sa 23:12 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: 1Sa 23:1 – Keilah Neh 10:9 – Henadad Eze 31:17 – that were