Nehemiah 3:18-28

18 Next to him, the repairs were made by their fellow Levites under Binnui[a] son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.
19 Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the angle of the wall.
20 Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
21 Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the entrance of Eliashib’s house to the end of it.
22 The repairs next to him were made by the priests from the surrounding region.
23 Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house; and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.
24 Next to him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from Azariah’s house to the angle and the corner,
25 and Palal son of Uzai worked opposite the angle and the tower projecting from the upper palace near the court of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh
26 and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.
27 Next to them, the men of Tekoa repaired another section, from the great projecting tower to the wall of Ophel.
28 Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house.

Nehemiah 3:18-28 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 10

  • 1. S Ezra 8:33
  • 2. S Ezra 8:33
  • 3. Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 39:14
  • 4. S Ezra 2:3
  • 5. Nehemiah 7:46; Nehemiah 11:21
  • 6. S 2 Chronicles 33:14
  • 7. Ne 8:1,3,16; Nehemiah 12:37
  • 8. S ver 5
  • 9. Psalms 48:12
  • 10. S 2 Kings 11:16; 2 Chronicles 23:15; Jeremiah 31:40

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 24); most Hebrew manuscripts "Bavvai"
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