Nehemiah 3:19-21

19 Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ¹the official of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the ascent of the armory ²at the Angle.

20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the Angle to the doorway of the house of ³Eliashib the high priest.

21 After him Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another section, from the doorway of Eliashib's house even as far as the end of his house.

Nehemiah 3:19-21 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

• 1. Nehemiah 3:15
• 2. 2 Chronicles 26:9
• 3. Nehemiah 3:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "a second measure," and so in vv 20, 21, 24, 30
• [b]. Lit "Eliashib's"