Nehemiah 3
3
Rebuilding the Wall
1Then #ver. 20, 21; ch. 13:4, 7, 28 Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built #ver. 32; ch. 12:39; John 5:2 the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and #ch. 6:1; 7:1 set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the #Jer. 31:38; Zech. 14:10Tower of Hananel. 2And next to him #Ezra 2:34the men of Jericho built. And next to them#3:2 Hebrew him Zaccur the son of Imri built.
3The sons of Hassenaah built #ch. 12:39; 2 Chr. 33:14; Zeph. 1:10 the Fish Gate. #[ch. 2:8] They laid its beams and #[See ver. 1 above]set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 4And next to them #ver. 21; Ezra 8:33 Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired. And next to them #ver. 30; Ezra 8:16Meshullam the son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel repaired. And next to them Zadok the son of Baana repaired. 5And next to them #ver. 27; [2 Sam. 14:2]the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.#3:5 Or lords
6Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah #ch. 12:39 repaired the Gate of Yeshanah.#3:6 Or of the old city #[See ver. 3 above] They laid its beams and #[See ver. 1 above]set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 7And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, the seat of #ch. 2:7, 9the governor of the province Beyond the River. 8Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired, and they restored Jerusalem as far as #ch. 12:38the Broad Wall. 9Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, #ver. 12ruler of half the district of#3:9 Or foreman of half the portion assigned to; also verses 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Jerusalem, repaired. 10Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired. 11Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and #ch. 12:38the Tower of the Ovens. 12Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, #ver. 9ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters.
13Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired #ch. 2:13, 15; 2 Chr. 26:9 the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and #See ver. 1 set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits#3:13 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters of the wall, as far as #ch. 2:13; 12:31the Dung Gate.
14Malchijah the son of Rechab, ruler of the district of #Jer. 6:1 Beth-haccherem, repaired #[See ver. 13 above] the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and #[See ver. 13 above]set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
15And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired #ch. 2:14 the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and #[See ver. 13 above] set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of #[Luke 13:4; John 9:7, 11] the Pool of Shelah of #2 Kgs. 25:4 the king’s garden, as far as #ch. 12:37the stairs that go down from the city of David. 16After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired to a point opposite #1 Kgs. 2:10; Acts 2:29 the tombs of David, as far as #2 Kgs. 20:20; Isa. 22:11the artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men. 17After him the Levites repaired: Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, repaired for his district. 18After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah. 19Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at #2 Chr. 26:9the buttress.#3:19 Or corner; also verses 20, 24, 25 20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired#3:20 Some manuscripts vigorously repaired another section from the buttress to the door of the house of #ver. 1Eliashib the high priest. 21After him #ver. 4Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22After him the priests, the men of #ch. 12:28the surrounding area, repaired. 23After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah repaired beside his own house. 24After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress and to #[2 Kgs. 14:13]the corner. 25Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the buttress and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at #Jer. 32:2; 33:1; 37:21; 38:6, 13, 28; 39:14; [ch. 12:39]the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh 26#ch. 11:21 and the temple servants living on #2 Chr. 27:3 Ophel repaired to a point opposite #ch. 8:1, 3, 16; 12:37the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower. 27After him #ver. 5the Tekoites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel.
28Above #See 2 Chr. 23:15the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each one opposite his own house. 29After them Zadok the son of Immer repaired opposite his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, repaired. 30After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. After him #ver. 4 Meshullam the son of Berechiah repaired opposite #[ch. 12:44; 13:7]his chamber. 31After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, opposite the Muster Gate,#3:31 Or Hammiphkad Gate and to the upper chamber of the corner. 32And between the upper chamber of the corner and #See ver. 1the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants repaired.
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Nehemiah 3
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A List of the People Who Repaired the Wall
1Eliashib the high priest and the other priests went to work. They rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They set it apart to God. They put its doors in place. They continued to rebuild the wall up to the Tower of the Hundred. They set the tower apart to God. Then they continued to rebuild the wall all the way to the Tower of Hananel. 2Some men from Jericho rebuilt the next part of the wall. And Zakkur rebuilt the next part. He was the son of Imri.
3The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt the Fish Gate. They laid its beams. They put in place its doors with their metal bolts and bars. 4Meremoth repaired the next part of the wall. He was the son of Uriah. Uriah was the son of Hakkoz. Next to Meremoth, Meshullam made some repairs. He was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Meshezabel. Next to Meshullam, Zadok also made some repairs. He was the son of Baana. 5Some men from Tekoa repaired the next part of the wall. But their nobles refused to do any work at all. They didn’t pay any attention to the people who were in charge of the work.
6Joiada and Meshullam repaired the Jeshanah Gate. Joiada was the son of Paseah. Meshullam was the son of Besodeiah. Joiada and Meshullam laid the beams of the gate. They put in place its doors with their metal bolts and bars. 7Next to them, some men from Gibeon and Mizpah made repairs. They included Melatiah from Gibeon and Jadon from Meronoth. Those places were under the authority of the governor of the land west of the Euphrates River. 8Uzziel repaired the next part of the wall. He made his living by working with gold. He was the son of Harhaiah. Hananiah made repairs on the next part. He made his living by making perfume. So the wall of Jerusalem was made like new again all the way to the Broad Wall. 9Rephaiah repaired the next part. He was the son of Hur. Rephaiah ruled over half of the territory where Jerusalem was located. 10Jedaiah repaired the part of the wall that was across from his house. He was the son of Harumaph. Hattush made repairs next to Jedaiah. Hattush was the son of Hashabneiah. 11Malkijah and Hasshub repaired another part of the wall. They also repaired the Tower of the Ovens. Malkijah was the son of Harim. Hasshub was the son of Pahath-Moab. 12Shallum repaired the next part. His daughters helped him. He was the son of Hallohesh. Shallum ruled over the other half of the territory where Jerusalem was located.
13Hanun repaired the Valley Gate. Some people who lived in Zanoah helped him. They rebuilt it. They put in place its doors with their metal bolts and bars. They also repaired 1,500 feet of the wall. They repaired it all the way to the Dung Gate.
14Malkijah repaired the Dung Gate. He was the son of Rekab. Malkijah ruled over the territory where Beth Hakkerem was located. He rebuilt the gate. He put in place its doors with their metal bolts and bars.
15Shallun repaired the Fountain Gate. He was the son of Kol-Hozeh. Shallun ruled over the territory where Mizpah was located. He rebuilt the gate. He put a roof over it. And he put in place the doors of the gate with their metal bolts and bars. He also repaired the wall by the Pool of Siloam. It was near the King’s Garden. Shallun repaired the wall as far as the steps that go down from the City of David. 16Next to Shallun, Nehemiah made some repairs. He was the son of Azbuk. Nehemiah ruled over half of the territory where Beth Zur was located. He repaired the wall up to the part that was across from the tombs of David. He repaired it all the way to the man-made pool and the House of the Heroes.
17Next to Nehemiah, some Levites made repairs. They worked under the direction of Rehum. He was the son of Bani. Next to Rehum, Hashabiah made repairs for his territory. He ruled over half of the territory where Keilah was located. 18Next to him, other Levites made some repairs. They worked under the direction of Binnui. He was the son of Henadad. Binnui ruled over the other half of the territory where Keilah was located. 19Next to Binnui, Ezer repaired another part of the wall. He was the son of Jeshua. Ezer ruled over Mizpah. He repaired the part across from the place that went up to the storeroom where the weapons were kept. He repaired the wall up to the angle of the wall. 20Next to Ezer, Baruch worked hard to repair another part of the wall. He was the son of Zabbai. He repaired the part from the angle of the wall to the entrance to Eliashib’s house. Eliashib was the high priest. 21Next to Baruch, Meremoth repaired another part. He was the son of Uriah. Uriah was the son of Hakkoz. Meremoth repaired the part from the entrance to Eliashib’s house to the end of the house.
22Next to Meremoth, some priests from the surrounding area made repairs. 23Next to them, Benjamin and Hasshub repaired the part of the wall that was in front of their house. Next to them, Azariah repaired the part that was beside his house. He was the son of Maaseiah. Maaseiah was the son of Ananiah. 24Next to Azariah, Binnui made repairs on another part. Binnui was the son of Henadad. Binnui repaired the wall from Azariah’s house to the angle and the corner. 25Palal worked across from the angle. He was the son of Uzai. Palal also worked across from the tower that was part of the upper palace. It was near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah made some repairs. He was the son of Parosh. 26The temple servants who lived on the hill of Ophel helped Pedaiah. They repaired the wall up to the part that was across from the Water Gate. It was toward the east and the palace tower. 27Next to the temple servants, the men from Tekoa repaired another part. They made repairs from the large palace tower to the wall of Ophel.
28The priests made repairs above the Horse Gate. Each priest repaired the part of the wall that was in front of his own house. 29Next to them, Zadok made repairs across from his house. He was the son of Immer. Next to Zadok, Shemaiah made some repairs. He was the son of Shekaniah. Shemaiah guarded the East Gate. 30Next to him, Hananiah and Hanun repaired another part of the wall. Hananiah was the son of Shelemiah. Hanun was the sixth son of Zalaph. Next to Hananiah and Hanun, Meshullam made some repairs. He was the son of Berekiah. Meshullam repaired the part that was across from where he lived. 31Next to him, Malkijah made some repairs. He made his living by working with gold. He repaired the wall up to the house of the temple servants and the traders. It was across from the Inspection Gate. He also repaired the wall as far as the room above the corner. 32The traders and those who made their living by working with gold made some repairs. They repaired the wall from the room above the corner to the Sheep Gate.
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