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Nehemiah  Chapter 3    Back    Next

{3:1} Then Eliashib
the high priest
rose up with his brothers
the priests, and they built the sheep gate
; they sanctified it, and set up its doors
; even to the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananel.

{3:2} Next to him built the men of Jericho
. Next to them built Zaccur the son of Imri.

{3:3} The sons of Hassenaah built the fish gate
. They laid its beams
, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars
.

{3:4} Next to them, Meremoth
the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz
made repairs. Next to them, Meshullam
the son of Berechiah
, the son of Meshezabel made repairs. Next to them, Zadok the son of Baana
made repairs.

{3:5} Next to them, the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles didn't put their necks to the work of their lord.

{3:6} Joiada
the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the old gate. They laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars.

{3:7} Next to them, Melatiah the Gibeonite
, and Jadon
the Meronothite
, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor
beyond the River
.

{3:8} Next to him, Uzziel the son of Harhaiah
, goldsmiths
, made repairs. Next to him, Hananiah
one of the perfumers made repairs, and they fortified Jerusalem
even to the broad wall
.

{3:9} Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

{3:10} Next to them, Jedaiah
the son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house. Next to him, Hattush
the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.

{3:11} Malchijah the son of Harim
, and Hasshub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnace
s.

{3:12} Next to him, Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters, made repairs.

{3:13} Hanun
and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the valley gate. They built it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars
, and one thousand cubits
of the wall to the dung gate
.

{3:14} Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth Haccherem
repaired the dung gate. He built it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

{3:15} Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah repaired the spring gate. He built it, and covered it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, even to the stairs that go down from the city of David
.

{3:16} After him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur
, made repairs to the place opposite the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.

{3:17} After him, the Levites
, Rehum the son of Bani
made repairs. Next to him, Hashabiah
, the ruler of half the district of Keilah
, made repairs for his district.

{3:18} After him, their brothers, Bavvai the son of Henadad
, the ruler of half the district of Keilah made repairs.

{3:19} Next to him, Ezer
the son of Jeshua
, the ruler of Mizpah, repaired another portion, across from the ascent to the armory
at the turning of the wall.

{3:20} After him, Baruch
the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

{3:21} After him, Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.

{3:22} After him, the priests, the men of the Plain made repairs.

{3:23} After them, Benjamin
and Hasshub made repairs across from their house. After them, Azariah the son of Maaseiah
the son of Ananiah
made repairs beside his own house.

{3:24} After him, Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another portion, from the house of Azariah to the turning of the wall, and to the corner
.

{3:25} Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the turning of the wall, and the tower that stands out from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard
. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.

{3:26} (Now the Nethinim lived in Ophel, to the place over against the water gate toward the east
, and the tower that stands out.)

{3:27} After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that stands out, and to the wall of Ophel.

{3:28} Above the horse gate
, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.

{3:29} After them, Zadok the son of Immer
made repairs across from his own house. After him, Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate
made repairs.

{3:30} After him, Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another portion. After him, Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs across from his room.

{3:31} After him, Malchijah one of the goldsmiths to the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants
, made repairs over against the gate of Hammiphkad, and to the ascent of the corner.

{3:32} Between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate
, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.

Nehemiah  Chapter 3    Back    Next