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Nehemiah

Chapter 3

1 Then Eliashib, the high priest,
rose up with his brethren the priests,
and they built the sheep gate.

They sanctified it, and set up the doors of it . . .
even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it,
unto the tower of Hananeel.

2 And next unto him built the men of Jericho.

And next to them built Zaccur the son of Imri.

3 But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build,
who also laid the beams thereof,
and set up the doors thereof,
the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof.

4 And next unto them repaired
Meremoth, the son of Urijah, the son of Koz.

And next unto them repaired
Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel.

And next unto them repaired Zadok, the son of Baana.

5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired . . .
but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord/'adown.

6 Moreover the old gate repaired
Jehoiada, the son of Paseah,
and Meshullam, the son of Besodeiah.

They laid the beams thereof,
and set up the doors thereof,
and the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof.

7 And next unto them repaired
Melatiah, the Gibeonite,
and Jadon, the Meronothite . . .
the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah,
unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.

8 Next unto him repaired
Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah,
of the goldsmiths.

Next unto him also repaired
Hananiah, the son of one of the apothecaries,
and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.

9 And next unto them repaired
Rephaiah, the son of Hur,
the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

10 And next unto them repaired
Jedaiah, the son of Harumaph,
even over against his house.

And next unto him repaired
Hattush, the son of Hashabniah.

11 Malchijah, the son of Harim,
and Hashub, the son of Pahathmoab,
repaired the other piece,
and the tower of the furnaces.

12 And next unto him repaired
Shallum, the son of Halohesh,
the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem . . .
he and his daughters.

13 The valley gate repaired
Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah.

They built it,
and set up the doors thereof,
the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof,
and a thousand cubits on the wall
unto the dung gate.

14 But the dung gate repaired
Malchiah, the son of Rechab,
the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem.

He built it,
and set up the doors thereof,
the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof.

15 But the gate of the fountain repaired
Shallun, the son of Colhozeh,
the ruler of part of Mizpah.

He built it, and covered it,
and set up the doors thereof,
the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof,
and the wall of the pool of Siloah
by the king's garden,
and unto the stairs that go down
from the city of David.

16 After him repaired
Nehemiah, the son of Azbuk,
the ruler of the half part of Bethzur,
unto the place over against the sepulchers of David,
and to the pool that was made,
and unto the house of the Mighty.

17 After him repaired
the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani.

Next unto him repaired
Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.

18 After him repaired
their brethren, Bavai, the son of Henadad,
the ruler of the half part of Keilah.

19 And next to him repaired
Ezer, the son of Jeshua,
the ruler of Mizpah,
another piece over against the going up to the armory
at the turning of the wall.

20 After him
Baruch, the son of Zabbai,
earnestly repaired the other piece,
from the turning of the wall
unto the door of the house of Eliashib, the high priest.

21 After him repaired
Meremoth, the son of Urijah,
the son of Koz another piece,
from the door of the house of Eliashib
even to the end of the house of Eliashib.

22 And after him repaired
the priests . . . the men of the plain.

23 After him repaired
Benjamin and Hashub over against their house.

After him repaired
Azariah, the son of Maaseiah,
the son of Ananiah
by his house.

24 After him repaired
Binnui, the son of Henadad,
another piece,
from the house of Azariah
unto the turning of the wall,
even unto the corner.

25 Palal, the son of Uzai,
over against the turning of the wall,
and the tower which lies out from the king's high house,
that was by the court of the prison.

After him . . . Pedaiah, the son of Parosh.

26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel,
unto the place over against the water gate
toward the east,
and the tower that lies out.

27 After them . . .
the Tekoites repaired another piece,
over against the great tower that lies out,
even unto the wall of Ophel.

28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests,
every one over against his house.

29 After them repaired
Zadok, the son of Immer, over against his house.

After him repaired also
Shemaiah, the son of Shechaniah,
the keeper of the east gate.

30 After him repaired
Hananiah, the son of Shelemiah,
and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece.

After him repaired
Meshullam, the son of Berechiah
over against his chamber.

31 After him repaired
Malchiah, the goldsmith's son,
unto the place of the Nethinims,
and of the merchants,
over against the gate Miphkad,
and to the going up of the corner.

32 And between the going up of the corner
unto the sheep gate repaired
the goldsmiths and the merchants.