Nehemiah 3

Builders of the Walls

1Then aEliashib the high priest arose with his brothers the priests and built bthe Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and chung its doors. They consecrated
Lit it
the wall to ethe Tower of the Hundred and fthe Tower of Hananel.
2Next to him gthe men of Jericho built, and next to
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them Zaccur the son of Imri built.

3Now the sons of Hassenaah built ithe Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. 4Next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz made repairs. And next to him Meshullam the son of Berechiah the son of Meshezabel made repairs. And next to
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him Zadok the son of Baana also made repairs.
5Moreover, next to
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him the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not
Lit bring their neck to
support the work of their masters.

6Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired mthe Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars. 7Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah,
Or which was under the jurisdiction of the governor of the province beyond the River, also made repairs
also made repairs for the official seat of the ogovernor of the province beyond the River.
8Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah of the pgoldsmiths made repairs. And next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs, and they restored Jerusalem as far as qthe Broad Wall. 9Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, rthe official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs. 11Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and sthe Tower of Furnaces. 12Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, tthe official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters.

13Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired uthe Valley Gate. They built it and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall to the
Lit Gate of Ash-heaps
Refuse Gate.

14Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of wBeth-haccherem repaired the
Lit Gate of Ash-heaps
,
yRefuse Gate. He built it and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars.

15Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, the official of the district of Mizpah, zrepaired the Fountain Gate. He built it, covered it and hung its doors with its bolts and its bars, and the wall of the Pool of Shelah at aathe king’s garden as far as abthe steps that descend from the city of David. 16After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, acofficial of half the district of Beth-zur, made repairs as far as a point opposite the tombs of David, and as far as adthe artificial pool and the house of the mighty men. 17After him the Levites carried out repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, the official of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district. 18After him their brothers carried out repairs under Bavvai the son of Henadad, official of the other half of the district of Keilah. 19Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, aethe official of Mizpah, repaired
Lit a second measure, and so in vv 20, 21, 24, 30
another section in front of the ascent of the armory agat the Angle.
20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the Angle to the doorway of the house of ahEliashib the high priest. 21After him Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another section, from the doorway of Eliashib’s house even as far as the end of
Lit Eliashib’s
his house.
22After him the priests, ajthe men of the
Lit circle; i.e. lower Jordan valley
valley, carried out repairs.
23After
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them Benjamin and Hasshub carried out repairs in front of their house. After
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them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, carried out repairs beside his house.
24After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah as far as anthe Angle and as far as the corner. 25Palal the son of Uzai made repairs in front of the Angle and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king, which is by aothe court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs. 26 apThe temple servants living in aqOphel made repairs as far as the front of arthe Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower. 27After
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them atthe Tekoites repaired another section in front of the great projecting tower and as far as the wall of Ophel.

28Above authe Horse Gate the priests carried out repairs, each in front of his house. 29After
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them Zadok the son of Immer carried out repairs in front of his house. And after him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, carried out repairs.
30After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah carried out repairs in front of his own
Or cell
quarters.
31After him Malchijah,
Lit son of
one of aythe goldsmiths, carried out repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, in front of the
Or Mustering
Inspection Gate and as far as the upper room of the corner.
32Between the upper room of the corner and bathe Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants carried out repairs.
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