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Nehemiah 3:4–21

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4And next to them iMeremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired. And next to them jMeshullam the son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel repaired. And next to them Zadok the son of Baana repaired. 5And next to them kthe Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.2

6Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah lrepaired the Gate of Yeshanah.3 hThey laid its beams and dset its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 7And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, the seat of mthe governor of the province Beyond the River. 8Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired, and they restored Jerusalem as far as nthe Broad Wall. 9Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, oruler of half the district of4 Jerusalem, repaired. 10Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired. 11Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and pthe Tower of the Ovens. 12Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, qruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters.

13Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired rthe Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and sset its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits5 of the wall, as far as tthe Dung Gate.

14Malchijah the son of Rechab, ruler of the district of uBeth-haccherem, repaired tthe Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and sset its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

15And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired vthe Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and sset its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of wthe Pool of Shelah of xthe king’s garden, as far as ythe stairs that go down from the city of David. 16After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired to a point opposite zthe tombs of David, as far as athe artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men. 17After him the Levites repaired: Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, repaired for his district. 18After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah. 19Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at bthe buttress.6 20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired7 another section from the buttress to the door of the house of cEliashib the high priest. 21After him dMeremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.

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Footnotes

  1. 2Or lords
  2. 3Or of the old city
  3. 4Or foreman of half the portion assigned to; also verses 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
  4. 5A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
  5. 6Or corner; also verses 20, 24, 25
  6. 7Some manuscripts vigorously repaired

Cross references

  1. iver. 21; Ezra 8:33
  2. jver. 30; Ezra 8:16
  3. kver. 27; [2 Sam. 14:2]
  4. lch. 12:39
  5. h[See ver. 3 above]
  6. d[See ver. 1 above]
  7. mch. 2:7, 9
  8. nch. 12:38
  9. over. 12
  10. pch. 12:38
  11. qver. 9
  12. rch. 2:13, 15; 2 Chr. 26:9
  13. sSee ver. 1
  14. tch. 2:13; 12:31
  15. uJer. 6:1
  16. t[See ver. 13 above]
  17. s[See ver. 13 above]
  18. vch. 2:14
  19. s[See ver. 13 above]
  20. w[Luke 13:4; John 9:7, 11]
  21. x2 Kgs. 25:4
  22. ych. 12:37
  23. z1 Kgs. 2:10; Acts 2:29
  24. a2 Kgs. 20:20; Isa. 22:11
  25. b2 Chr. 26:9
  26. cver. 1
  27. dver. 4