Nehemiah 3:12

12 Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half of the Jerusalem District, built the next section. (His daughters helped with the work.)

Nehemiah 3:12 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 3:12

And next unto him repaired Shallum, the son of Hallohesh
So called, as Ben Melech says, from his being an enchanter of serpents, or a wise prudent counsellor:

the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem;
of the other half; see ( Nehemiah 3:9 )

he and his daughters;
who were rich widows or heiresses, and employed men to build at their own expense; he seems to have had no sons.

Nehemiah 3:12 In-Context

10 Jedaiah son of Harumaph built the next section, which was near his own house. Hattush son of Hashabneiah built the next section.

11 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath Moab built both the next section and the Tower of the Ovens.

12 Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half of the Jerusalem District, built the next section. (His daughters helped with the work.)

13 Hanun and the inhabitants of the city of Zanoah rebuilt the Valley Gate. They put the gates in place, put in the bolts and the bars for locking the gate, and repaired the wall for fifteen hundred feet, as far as the Rubbish Gate.

14 Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the Beth Haccherem District, rebuilt the Rubbish Gate. He put the gates in place, and put in the bolts and the bars for locking the gate.