68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:
68 Their horses were 736, their mules 245,
68 And there were 736 horses, 245 mules,
68 Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five,
68 They took with them 736Â horses, 245Â mules,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 7:68
Commentary on Nehemiah 7:5-73
(Read Nehemiah 7:5-73)
Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!