Nehemiah 3:2-12

2 Next to him 1the men of Jericho built, and next * to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.
3 Now the sons of Hassenaah built 2the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.
4 Next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz made repairs. And next * to him Meshullam the son of Berechiah the son of Meshezabel made repairs. And next * to him Zadok the son of Baana also made repairs.
5 Moreover, next * to him the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not support * the work of their masters.
6 Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired 3the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars.
7 Next * to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, also made repairs for the official seat of the 4governor of the province beyond the River.
8 Next * to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah of the 5goldsmiths made repairs. And next * to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs, and they restored Jerusalem as far as 6the Broad Wall.
9 Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, 7the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
10 Next * to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house. And next * to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.
11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and 8the Tower of Furnaces.
12 Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, 9the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters.

Nehemiah 3:2-12 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 9

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. Lit "him"
  • [b]. Lit "them"
  • [c]. Lit "them"
  • [d]. Lit "bring their neck to"
  • [e]. Or "which was under the jurisdiction of the governor" of the province "beyond the River, also made repairs"
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