Nehemiah 3:11

11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab repaired the other piece, and the Tower of the Furnaces.

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 And next unto them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, repaired.

10 And next unto them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired, even opposite his house. And next unto him Hattush the son of Hashabniah repaired.

11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab repaired the other piece, and the Tower of the Furnaces.

12 And next unto him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, repaired -- he and his daughters.

13 The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the Dung Gate.