Nehemiah 3
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Rebuilding the Walls
1Eliashib the high priest # Neh 12:10; 13:4,7,28 and his fellow priests began rebuilding the Sheep Gate. # Neh 3:32; 12:39; Jn 5:2 They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, # Neh 12:39; Zch 14:10 they dedicated it. 2The men of Jericho # Ezr 2:34; Neh 7:36 built next to Eliashib, # Neh 12:10 and next to them Zaccur son of Imri built.
Fish Gate
3The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. # Neh 12:39; Zph 1:10 They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. # Neh 6:1; 7:1 4Next to them Meremoth # Ezr 8:33 son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Beside them Meshullam # Ezr 10:15; Neh 3:30; 6:17-18 son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs. 5Beside them the Tekoites # Neh 3:27; Am 1:1 made repairs, but their nobles did not lift a finger to help # Lit not bring their neck to the work of their supervisors.
Old Gate, Broad Wall, and Tower of the Ovens
6Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old # Or Jeshanah Gate. # Neh 12:39 They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. 7Next to them the repairs were done by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon # Jos 9:3 and Mizpah, who were under the authority # Or Mizpah, the seat # 2Kg 25:23; Jr 40:5-12 of the governor # Neh 2:7-8; 5:14 of the region west of the Euphrates River. # Neh 2:7,9 8After him Uzziel son of Harhaiah, the goldsmith, # Neh 3:31,32 made repairs, and next to him Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. # 2Ch 32:5; Neh 12:38
9Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler over half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10After them Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house. # Neh 3:23,28 Next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs. 11Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab made repairs to another section, as well as to the Tower of the Ovens. # 2Ch 26:9; Neh 12:38 12Beside him Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler over half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs — he and his daughters.
Valley Gate, Dung Gate, and Fountain Gate
13Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired 500 yards # Lit 1,000 cubits of the wall to the Dung Gate. # Neh 2:13 14Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler over the district of Beth-haccherem, # Jr 6:1 repaired the Dung Gate. # Neh 2:13 He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
15Shallun # Some Hb mss, Syr read Shallum son of Col-hozeh, ruler over the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. # Neh 2:14; 12:37 He rebuilt it and roofed it. Then he installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also made repairs to the wall of the Pool of Shelah # Is 8:6; Jn 9:7 near the king’s garden, # 2Kg 25:4 as far as the stairs that descend from the city of David. # Neh 12:37
16After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler over half the district of Beth-zur, # Jos 15:58; 1Ch 2:45 made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, # 1Kg 2:10; Ac 2:29 as far as the artificial pool # 2Kg 20:20; Is 22:9-11 and the House of the Warriors. # 2Sm 23:8-39 17Next to him the Levites # Ezr 2:40; Neh 7:43 made repairs under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him Hashabiah, ruler over half the district of Keilah, # 1Sm 23:1-5 made repairs for his district. 18After him their fellow Levites made repairs under Binnui # Some Hb mss, Syr, LXX; Neh 3:24; other Hb mss, Vg read Bavvai son of Henadad, ruler over half the district of Keilah. 19Next to him Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler over Mizpah, made repairs to another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the Angle. # 2Ch 26:9
The Angle, Water Gate, and Tower on the Ophel
20After him Baruch son of Zabbai # Alt Hb tradition, Vg read Zaccai ; Ezr 2:9 diligently repaired another section, from the Angle to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. # Neh 3:1; 12:10 21Beside him Meremoth # Ezr 8:33 son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, made repairs to another section, from the door of Eliashib’s # Neh 3:1 house to the end of his house. 22And next to him the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.
23After them Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. Beside them Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. 24After him Binnui # Ezr 8:33 son of Henadad made repairs to another section, from the house of Azariah to the Angle and the corner. 25Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the Angle and tower that juts out from the upper palace # Or and the upper tower that juts out from the palace of the king, # Neh 12:37 by the courtyard of the guard. # Jr 32:2 Beside him Pedaiah son of Parosh, 26and the temple servants # Ezr 2:43,55-58; 7:7 living on Ophel # = a hill in Jerusalem # Ezr 8:20; Neh 11:21 made repairs opposite the Water Gate # Neh 8:1 toward the east and the tower that juts out. 27Next to him the Tekoites # Neh 3:5; Am 1:1 made repairs to another section from a point opposite the great tower that juts out, as far as the wall of Ophel. # Neh 11:21
Horse Gate, Inspection Gate, and Sheep Gate
28Each of the priests made repairs above the Horse Gate, # 2Ch 23:15 each opposite his own house. 29After them Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. And beside him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, guard of the East Gate, made repairs. 30Next to him Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph made repairs to another section.
After them Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his room. 31Next to him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, # Neh 3:8 made repairs to the house of the temple servants # Neh 7:46-56 and the merchants, opposite the Inspection # Or Muster Gate, and as far as the upper room of the corner. 32The goldsmiths # Neh 3:8,21 and merchants made repairs between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate. # Neh 3:1; Jn 5:2
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Nehemiah 3
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1Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananel. 2And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. 3And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. 4And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. 5And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord. 6And the old gate repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. 7And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, which appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the river. 8Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths. And next unto him repaired Hananiah one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem even unto the broad wall. 9And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. 10And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabneiah. 11Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces. 12And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. 13The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the wall unto the dung gate. 14And the dung gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. 15And the fountain gate repaired Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, even unto the stairs that go down from the city of David. 16After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and unto the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty men. 17After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. 18After him repaired their brethren, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah. 19And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another portion, over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall. 20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22And after him repaired the priests, the men of the Plain. 23After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah beside his own house. 24After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another portion, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, and unto the corner. 25Palal the son of Uzai repaired over against the turning of the wall, and the tower that standeth out from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired. 26(Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out.) 27After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that standeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel. 28Above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his own house. 29After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own house. And after him repaired Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate. 30After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another portion. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber. 31After him repaired Malchijah one of the goldsmiths unto the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate of Hammiphkad, and to the ascent of the corner. 32And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
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