Nehemiah 3:15-32

15 Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, the official of the district of Mizpah, ¹repaired the Fountain Gate. He built it, covered it and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars, and the wall of the Pool of Shelah at ²the king's garden as far as ³the steps that descend from the city of David.

16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ⁴official of half the district of Beth-zur, made repairs as far as a point opposite the tombs of David, and as far as ⁵the artificial pool and the house of the mighty men.

17 After him the Levites carried out repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. Next * to him Hashabiah, the official of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district.

18 After him their brothers carried out repairs under Bavvai the son of Henadad, official of the other half of the district of Keilah.

19 Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ⁶the official of Mizpah, repaired ^[a]another section in front of the ascent of the armory ⁷at the Angle.

20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the Angle to the doorway of the house of ⁸Eliashib 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.

22 After him the priests, ⁹the men of the valley, carried out repairs.

23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub carried out repairs in front of their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, carried out repairs beside his house.

24 After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah as far as ¹⁰the Angle and as far as the corner.

25 Palal the son of Uzai made repairs in front of the Angle and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king, which is by ¹¹the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.

26 ¹²The temple servants living in ¹³Ophel made repairs as far as the front of ¹⁴the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.

27 After them ¹⁵the Tekoites repaired another section in front of the great projecting tower and as far as the wall of Ophel.

28 Above * ¹⁶the Horse Gate the priests carried out repairs, each in front of his house.

29 After them Zadok the son of Immer carried out repairs in front of his house. And after him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, carried out repairs.

30 After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah carried out repairs in front of his own quarters.

31 After him Malchijah, one of ¹⁷the goldsmiths, carried out repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, in front of the Inspection Gate and as far as the upper room of the corner.

32 Between the upper room of the corner and ¹⁸the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants carried out repairs.

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

• 1. Nehemiah 2:17
• 2. 2 Kings 25:4
• 3. Nehemiah 12:37
• 4. Neh 3:9, 12, 17
• 5. 2 Kings 20:20; Isaiah 7:3
• 6. Nehemiah 3:15
• 7. 2 Chronicles 26:9
• 8. Nehemiah 3:1
• 9. Nehemiah 12:28
• 10. Nehemiah 3:19
• 11. Jeremiah 32:2
• 12. Nehemiah 7:46
• 13. Nehemiah 11:21
• 14. Nehemiah 8:1
• 15. Nehemiah 3:5
• 16. 2 Kings 11:16; 2 Chronicles 23:15; Jeremiah 31:40
• 17. Nehemiah 3:8, 32
• 18. Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "a second measure," and so in vv 20, 21, 24, 30
• [b]. Lit "Eliashib's"
• [c]. Lit "circle;" i.e. lower Jordan valley
• [d]. Lit "him"
• [e]. Lit "him"
• [f]. Lit "him"
• [g]. Lit "him"
• [h]. Or "cell"
• [i]. Lit "son of"
• [j]. Or "Mustering"