Nehemiah 3:1–11

Rebuilding the Wall

3Then ^aEliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests ^band built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built ^cas far as the Tower of ¹the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of ^dHananel. ²²Next to Eliashib ^ethe men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.

³Also the sons of Hassenaah built ^fthe Fish Gate; they laid its beams and ^ghung its doors with its bolts and bars. ⁴And next to them ^hMeremoth the son of Urijah, the son of ³Koz, made repairs. Next to them ⁱMeshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok the son of Baana made repairs. ⁵Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their ⁴shoulders to ^jthe work of their Lord.

⁶Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired ^kthe Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars. ⁷And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the ^lmen of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the ^mresidence ⁵of the governor of the region ⁶beyond the River. ⁸Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, ⁷one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they ⁸fortified Jerusalem as far as the ⁿBroad Wall. ⁹And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. ¹⁰Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs in front of his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabniah made repairs.

¹¹Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, ^oas well as the Tower of the Ovens.