John Gill, on Neh 6:11

“And I said: Should such a man as I Bee? and who is there that being as I am, would go into the temple, to save his life? I will not go in.”

“And I said, should such a man as I flee?.... The king's commissioner, who had the conducting and management of the whole affair of building the wall of Jerusalem, on whom it wholly depended; for, should he absent himself, the people would depart and leave their work, and the city and wall be left defenceless, which was what was hoped for from this scheme; and who had expressed such confidence in God, and had had such success: and who is there, that, being as I am; in such a post, and in such circumstances, and on whom so much depended: would go into the temple to save his life? or where there was little reason to believe it would be preserved long, should he take such a step as that: I will not go in; as being neither lawful, nor honourable, nor safe.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.