4 Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 7:4

Commentary on Nehemiah 7:1-4

(Read Nehemiah 7:1-4)

Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court, and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safety depends on every one's care to guard himself and his family against sin.