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Nehemiah 3:11-21

Listen to Nehemiah 3:11-21
11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and 1the Tower of the Ovens.
12 Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, 2ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters.
13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired 3the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and 4set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits[a] of the wall, as far as 5the Dung Gate.
14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, ruler of the district of 6Beth-haccherem, repaired 7the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and 8set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
15 And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired 9the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and 10set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of 11the Pool of Shelah of 12the king’s garden, as far as 13the 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 14the tombs of David, as far as 15the 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 16the buttress. [b]
20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired another section from the buttress to the door of the house of 17Eliashib the high priest.
21 After him 18Meremoth 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.

Nehemiah 3:11-21 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.

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Cross References 18

  • 1. 3:11 ch. 12:38
  • 2. 3:12 ver. 9
  • 3. 3:13 ch. 2:13, 15; 2 Chr. 26:9
  • 4. 3:13 See ver. 1
  • 5. 3:13 ch. 2:13; 12:31
  • 6. 3:14 Jer. 6:1
  • 7. 3:14 [See ver. 13 above]
  • 8. 3:14 [See ver. 13 above]
  • 9. 3:15 ch. 2:14
  • 10. 3:15 [See ver. 13 above]
  • 11. 3:15 [Luke 13:4; John 9:7, 11]
  • 12. 3:15 2 Kgs. 25:4
  • 13. 3:15 ch. 12:37
  • 14. 3:16 1 Kgs. 2:10; Acts 2:29
  • 15. 3:16 2 Kgs. 20:20; Isa. 22:11
  • 16. 3:19 2 Chr. 26:9
  • 17. 3:20 ver. 1
  • 18. 3:21 ver. 4

Footnotes 2

  • [a] 3:13 A 'cubit' was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
  • [b] 3:19 Or 'corner'; also verses 20, 24, 25
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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