| Geneva Study Bible The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two. King James Translators' Notes Bethazmaveth: also called, Azmaveth Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 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! | 
