3Eliashib^x the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt^y the Sheep Gate.^z They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel.^a ²The men of Jericho^b built the adjoining section, and Zakkur son of Imri built next to them.

³The Fish Gate^c was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place. ⁴Meremoth^d son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section. Next to him Meshullam son of Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him Zadok son of Baana also made repairs. ⁵The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa,^e but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.^a

⁶The Jeshanah^b Gate^f was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. ⁷Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon^g and Mizpah—Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth—places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates. ⁸Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.^h ⁹Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section. ¹⁰Adjoining this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs next to him. ¹¹Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.ⁱ

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Footnotes

aOr their Lord or the governor
bOr Old

Cross references

xSee Ezr 10:24
y Isa 58:12
zver 32; Ne 12:39; Jn 5:2
a Ne 12:39; Ps 48:12; Jer 31:38; Zec 14:10
b Ne 7:36
cSee 2 Ch 33:14
dSee Ezr 8:33
ever 27; See 2 Sa 14:2
f Ne 12:39
gSee Jos 9:3
h Ne 12:38
i Ne 12:38