Nehemiah 3

Rebuilding the Walls

3Eliashib the high priest ^pand his fellow priests began rebuilding the Sheep Gate. ^qThey dedicated it and installed its doors. After building the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, ^rthey dedicated it. ²The men of Jericho ^sbuilt next to Eliashib, ^tand next to them Zaccur son of Imri built.

Fish Gate

³The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. ^uThey built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. ^v4Next to them Meremoth ^wson of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Beside them Meshullam ^xson of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs. ⁵Beside them the Tekoites ^ymade repairs, but their nobles did not lift a finger to help ^ztheir supervisors.

Old Gate, Broad Wall, and Tower of the Ovens

⁶Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old ^aGate. ^bThey built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. ⁷Next to them the repairs were done by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon ^cand Mizpah, who were under the authority ^deof the governor ^fof the region west of the Euphrates River. ^g8After him Uzziel son of Harhaiah, the goldsmith, ^hmade repairs, and next to him Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. ⁱ

⁹Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler over half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. ¹⁰After them Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house. ^jNext to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs. ¹¹Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab made repairs to another section, as well as to the Tower of the Ovens. ^k12Beside him Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler over half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs—he and his daughters.

Valley Gate, Dung Gate, and Fountain Gate

¹³Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired 500 yards ^lof the wall to the Dung Gate. ^m14Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler over the district of Beth-haccherem, ⁿrepaired the Dung Gate. ^oHe rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

¹⁵Shallun ^pson of Col-hozeh, ruler over the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. ^qHe rebuilt it and roofed it. Then he installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also made repairs to the wall of the Pool of Shelah ^rnear the king’s garden, ^sas far as the stairs that descend from the city of David. ^t

¹⁶After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler over half the district of Beth-zur, ^umade repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, ^vas far as the artificial pool ^wand the House of the Warriors. ^x17Next to him the Levites ^ymade repairs under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him Hashabiah, ruler over half the district of Keilah, ^zmade repairs for his district. ¹⁸After him their fellow Levites made repairs under Binnui ^ason of Henadad, ruler over half the district of Keilah. ¹⁹Next to him Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler over Mizpah, made repairs to another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the Angle. ^b

The Angle, Water Gate, and Tower on the Ophel

²⁰After him Baruch son of Zabbai ^cdiligently repaired another section, from the Angle to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. ^d21Beside him Meremoth ^eson of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, made repairs to another section, from the door of Eliashib’s ^fhouse to the end of his house. ²²And next to him the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.

²³After them Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. Beside them Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. ²⁴After him Binnui ^gson of Henadad made repairs to another section, from the house of Azariah to the Angle and the corner. ²⁵Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the Angle and tower that juts out from the upper palace ^hof the king, ⁱby the courtyard of the guard. ^jBeside him Pedaiah son of Parosh, ²⁶and the temple servants ^kliving on Ophel ^lmmade repairs opposite the Water Gate ⁿtoward the east and the tower that juts out. ²⁷Next to him the Tekoites ^omade repairs to another section from a point opposite the great tower that juts out, as far as the wall of Ophel. ^p

Horse Gate, Inspection Gate, and Sheep Gate

²⁸Each of the priests made repairs above the Horse Gate, ^qeach opposite his own house. ²⁹After them Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. And beside him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, guard of the East Gate, made repairs. ³⁰Next to him Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph made repairs to another section.

After them Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his room. ³¹Next to him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, ^rmade repairs to the house of the temple servants ^sand the merchants, opposite the Inspection ^tGate, and as far as the upper room of the corner. ³²The goldsmiths ^uand merchants made repairs between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate. ^v