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.
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