Nehemiah 3:18

18 After him their kin made repairs: Binnui, ^[a] son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of ^[b] Keilah;

Nehemiah 3:18 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 3:18

After him repaired their brethren
Either the brethren of the two before named particularly, or the Levites their brethren in general, as Jarchi:

Bavai, the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah;
the other half of that place.

Nehemiah 3:18 In-Context

16 After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired from a point opposite the graves of David, as far as the artificial pool and the house of the warriors.

17 After him the Levites made repairs: Rehum son of Bani; next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.

18 After him their kin made repairs: Binnui, son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah;

19 next to him Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the Angle.

20 After him Baruch son of Zabbai repaired another section from the Angle to the door of the house of the high priest Eliashib.

Footnotes

• [a]. Gk Syr Compare verse 24, 10.9: Heb [Bavvai]
• [b]. Or [supervisor of half the portion assigned to]