Nehemiah 3:22

22 After him the priests, the men of 1the surrounding area, repaired.

Nehemiah 3:22 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 3:22

And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
] Either of the plain of Jericho, where, in later times at least, there was a station of the priests, or of the plain about Jerusalem; those also assisted in the repairs of the wall.

Nehemiah 3:22 In-Context

20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired another section from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
21 After him Meremoth 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.
22 After him the priests, the men of the surrounding area, repaired.
23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah repaired beside his own house.
24 After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress

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