Nehemiah 3:13-23

13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired 1the Valley Gate. They built it and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall to the Refuse Gate.
14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of 2Beth-haccherem repaired the 3Refuse Gate. He built it and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars.
15 Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, the official of the district of Mizpah, 4repaired the Fountain Gate. He built it, covered it and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars, and the wall of the Pool of Shelah at 5the king's garden as far as 6the steps that descend from the city of David.
16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, 7official of half the district of Beth-zur, made repairs as far as a point opposite the tombs of David, and as far as 8the artificial pool and the house of the mighty men.
17 After him the Levites carried out repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. Next * to him Hashabiah, the official of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district.
18 After him their brothers carried out repairs under Bavvai the son of Henadad, official of the other half of the district of Keilah.
19 Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, 9the official of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the ascent of the armory 10at the Angle.
20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the Angle to the doorway of the house of 11Eliashib the high priest.
21 After him Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another section, from the doorway of Eliashib's house even as far as the end of his house.
22 After him the priests, 12the men of the valley, carried out repairs.
23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub carried out repairs in front of their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, carried out repairs beside his house.

Nehemiah 3:13-23 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.

Cross References 12

Footnotes 7

  • [a]. Lit "Gate of Ash-heaps"
  • [b]. Lit "Gate of Ash-heaps"
  • [c]. Lit "a second measure," and so in vv 20, 21, 24, 30
  • [d]. Lit "Eliashib's"
  • [e]. Lit "circle;" i.e. lower Jordan valley
  • [f]. Lit "him"
  • [g]. Lit "him"
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