Nehemiah 3:14

14 et portam Sterquilinii aedificavit Melchias filius Rechab princeps vici Bethaccharem ipse aedificavit eam et statuit valvas eius et seras et vectes

Nehemiah 3:14 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 3:14

But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab
If this was one of the Rechabites, they were forbid to build houses, ( Jeremiah 35:7 ) but, perhaps, though they might not build private houses for themselves to dwell in, they might be employed in building walls and fortresses for public security; though it is more probable that this man was not of that family:

the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem;
or of the tract of Bethhaccerem, a place between Tekoah and Jerusalem; see ( Jeremiah 6:1 ) ,

he built it, and set up the doors thereof;
&c. as in ( Nehemiah 3:3 ) .

Nehemiah 3:14 In-Context

12 iuxta eum aedificavit Sellum filius Alloes princeps mediae partis vici Hierusalem ipse et filiae eius

13 et portam Vallis aedificavit Anun et habitatores Zanoe ipsi aedificaverunt eam et statuerunt valvas eius et seras et vectes et mille cubitos in muro usque ad portam Sterquilinii

14 et portam Sterquilinii aedificavit Melchias filius Rechab princeps vici Bethaccharem ipse aedificavit eam et statuit valvas eius et seras et vectes

15 et portam Fontis aedificavit Sellum filius Choloozai princeps pagi Maspha ipse aedificavit eam et texit et statuit valvas eius et seras et vectes et muros piscinae Siloae in hortum regis et usque ad gradus qui descendunt de civitate David

16 post eum aedificavit Neemias filius Azboc princeps dimidiae partis vici Bethsur usque contra sepulchra David et usque ad piscinam quae grandi opere constructa est et usque ad domum Fortium