Nehemiah 3:1-11

1 Then Eliasub the high priest, and his brethren the priests, rose up, and built the sheep-gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even to the tower of the hundred they sanctified , to the tower of Anameel.
2 And by the side of the men of Jericho, and by the side of the sons of Zacchur, the son of Amari.
3 And the sons of Asana built the fish-gate; they roofed it, and covered in its doors, and bolts, and bars.
4 And next to them reached to Ramoth the son of Uria, the son of Accos, and next to them Mosollam son of Barachias the son of Mazebel took place: and next to them Sadoc the son of Baana took place.
5 And next to them the Thecoim took place; but the Adorim applied not their neck to their service.
6 And Joida the son of Phasec, and Mesulam son of Basodia, repaired the old gate; they covered it in, and set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars.
7 And next to them repaired Maltias the Gabaonite, and Evaron the Meronothite, the men of Gabaon and Maspha, to the throne of the governor on this side the river.
8 And next to him Oziel the son of Arachias of the smiths, carried on the repairs: and next to them Ananias the son of one of the apothecaries repaired, and they finished Jerusalem to the broad wall.
9 And next to them repaired Raphaea the son of Sur, the ruler of half the district round about Jerusalem.
10 And next to them repaired Jedaia the son of Eromaph, and in front of his house: and next to him repaired Attuth son of Asabania.
11 And next repaired Melchias son of Heram, and Asub son of Phaat Moab, even to the tower of the furnaces.

Nehemiah 3:1-11 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.

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.