Nehemiah 3:1-7

Organization of the Work

1 Then Eliashib the high priest and his brothers the priests arose and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and erected its doors. They consecrated it up to the Tower of the Hundred and up to the Tower of Hananel.

2 And {next to him} the men of Jericho built, and {next to him} Zaccur son of Imri built.

3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and erected its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

4 {Next to them} Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, repaired. {Next to them} Meshullam son of Berekiah, son of Meshezabel, repaired. {Next to them} Zadok son of Baana repaired.

5 {Next to them} the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles did not put their neck to the work of their lord.

6 Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam repaired the old Yeshanah Gate. They laid its beams and erected its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

7 {Next to them} Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah who were under the rule of the governor of [the province] Beyond the River, repaired.

Nehemiah 3:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 3

This chapter contains the names of the builders of the wall of Jerusalem, the order in which they worked, where they began, and where they ended, which was the sheep gate, Ne 3:1-32.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "at his hand"
• [b]. Literally "at his hand"
• [c]. Literally "At their hand"
• [d]. Literally "At their hand"
• [e]. Literally "At their hand"
• [f]. Literally "At their hand"
• [g]. Literally "At their hand"