Rashi
Jewish
1040–1105
“their brothers the Levites.”
The interpretation timeline
Neh 3:18
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
1 Jewish · 1 Reformed · 1 Lutheran
Neh 3:18 · Douay-Rheims
“After him built their brethren Bavai the son of Enadad, lord of half Ceila.”
Scholastic
c. 1100 – 1500
1105
A.D.
666 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1771
A.D.
John Gill
Reformed
1697–1771
“And next to him repaired Ezer, the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah,.... Either of another Mizpah, or of the other half of Mizpah, Neh 3:15 another piece; or a second piece; one of the two pieces; for another is mentioned in the next verse: over against the going up to the armoury, at the turning of the wall; the western wall towards the south, near to which was a place where armour was laid up; perhaps the same with the tower of David, to which there is an allusion in Sol 4:4.”
1875
A.D.
Keil & Delitzsch
Lutheran
1861–1875
“"Their brethren" are the inhabitants of the second half, who were under the rule of Bavai the son of Henadad.”
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.