Nehemiah 12:38

38 The second choir giving thanks went northward around the other way to meet them. I followed them, together with the other half of the people, along the top of the wall past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

Nehemiah 12:38 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:38

And the other company of them that gave thanks went
over against them
On the left hand, on the northern part of the wall:

and I after them;
Nehemiah, he brought up the rear of his company, as Ezra led the van of his:

and the half of the people upon the wall;
the chief of them, for all could not walk upon it:

from beyond the tower of the furnaces;
where they baked their bread, or their bricks, see ( Nehemiah 3:11 ) ,

even unto the broad wall;
where the wall was broader than common, for some reason or another, see ( Nehemiah 3:8 ) .

Nehemiah 12:38 In-Context

36 And Zechariah’s colleagues were Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani. They used the musical instruments prescribed by David, the man of God. Ezra the scribe led this procession.

37 At the Fountain Gate they went straight up the steps on the ascent of the city wall toward the City of David. They passed the house of David and then proceeded to the Water Gate on the east.

38 The second choir giving thanks went northward around the other way to meet them. I followed them, together with the other half of the people, along the top of the wall past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

39 then past the Ephraim Gate to the Old City Gate, past the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel, and on to the Tower of the Hundred. Then we continued on to the Sheep Gate and stopped at the Guard Gate.

40 The two choirs that were giving thanks then proceeded to the Temple of God, where they took their places. So did I, together with the group of leaders who were with me.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew to the left.