Nehemiah 3:15-32

15 And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired 1the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and 2set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of 3the Pool of Shelah of 4the king's garden, as far as 5the stairs that go down from the city of David.
16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired to a point opposite 6the tombs of David, as far as 7the artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men.
17 After him the Levites repaired: Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, repaired for his district.
18 After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah.
19 Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at 8the buttress.[a]
20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired another section from the buttress to the door of the house of 9Eliashib the high priest.
21 After him 10Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.
22 After him the priests, the men of 11the surrounding area, repaired.
23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah repaired beside his own house.
24 After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress
25 and to 12the corner. Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the buttress and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at 13the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh
26 14and the temple servants living on 15Ophel repaired to a point opposite 16the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.
27 After him 17the Tekoites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel.
28 Above 18the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each one opposite his own house.
29 After them Zadok the son of Immer repaired opposite his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, repaired.
30 After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. After him 19Meshullam the son of Berechiah repaired opposite 20his chamber.
31 After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, opposite the Muster Gate,[b] and to the upper chamber of the corner.
32 And between the upper chamber of the corner and 21the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants repaired.

Nehemiah 3:15-32 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 21

  • 1. Nehemiah 2:14
  • 2. [See ver. 13 above]
  • 3. [Luke 13:4; John 9:7, 11]
  • 4. 2 Kings 25:4
  • 5. Nehemiah 12:37
  • 6. 1 Kings 2:10; Acts 2:29
  • 7. 2 Kings 20:20; Isaiah 22:11
  • 8. 2 Chronicles 26:9
  • 9. ver. 1
  • 10. ver. 4
  • 11. Nehemiah 12:28
  • 12. [2 Kings 14:13]
  • 13. Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 33:1; Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 38:6, 13, 28; Jeremiah 39:14; [Nehemiah 12:39]
  • 14. Nehemiah 11:21
  • 15. 2 Chronicles 27:3
  • 16. Nehemiah 8:1, 3, 16; Nehemiah 12:37
  • 17. ver. 5
  • 18. See 2 Chronicles 23:15
  • 19. ver. 4
  • 20. [Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 13:7]
  • 21. See ver. 1

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or corner; also verses 20, 24, 25
  • [b]. Or Hammiphkad Gate
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