Nehemiah 3:11

11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and ¹the Tower of the Ovens.

Nehemiah 3:11 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 3:11

Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab,
&c.] The fathers of these were heads of families that came out of captivity with Zerubbabel, ( Ezra 2:6 Ezra 2:32 )

repaired the other piece:
or second piece, below and next to that which Hattush repaired, the last builder mentioned:

and the tower of the furnaces;
near to which were furnaces for the baking of bread, or of bricks.

Nehemiah 3:11 In-Context

9 Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.

10 Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired.

11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.

12 Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters.

13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.

Cross References

• 1. 3:11 ch. 12:38