Nehemiah 3:22

22 After him the priests, men from the vicinity, repaired.

Nehemiah 3:22 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 3:22

And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
] Either of the plain of Jericho, where, in later times at least, there was a station of the priests, or of the plain about Jerusalem; those also assisted in the repairs of the wall.

Nehemiah 3:22 In-Context

20 After him Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired a second section of a wall from the angle up to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

21 After him Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, repaired a second section of a wall from the doorway of the house of Eliashib up to the end of the house of Eliashib.

22 After him the priests, men from the vicinity, repaired.

23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their house. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, repaired beside his house.

24 After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired a second section of a wall from the house of Azariah up to the angle up to the corner.