NehemiahChapter 3

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¹Eliashib the high priest and the other priests began to rebuild at the Sheep Gate. They set it apart to God and put up its doors. They built as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel. Then they set apart that part of the wall to God. ²The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib. Zaccur son of Imri built next to them. ³The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt the Fish Gate. They put in its beams. They hung its doors and put in its bolts and bars. ⁴Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs next to them. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs too. ⁵The men of Tekoa made repairs next to him. But their nobles would not bend their backs to work for their leaders. ⁶Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Jeshanah Gate. They put in its beams. They hung its doors and put in its bolts and bars. ⁷Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah from Gibeon and Jadon from Meronoth. The men of Gibeon and Mizpah worked too. These places were under the governor of the land west of the Euphrates. ⁸Uzziel son of Harhaiah made repairs next to them. He was one of the goldsmiths. Hananiah made repairs next to him. He was one of the perfume makers. They made Jerusalem strong as far as the Broad Wall. ⁹Rephaiah son of Hur made repairs next to them. He ruled half of the district of Jerusalem. ¹⁰Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs next to him, across from his own house. Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs next to him. ¹¹Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another part. They also repaired the Tower of the Ovens. ¹²Shallum son of Hallohesh made repairs next to them. He ruled the other half of the district of Jerusalem. His daughters helped him. ¹³Hanun and the people of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it. They hung its doors and put in its bolts and bars. They also repaired 1,500 feet of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.a ¹⁴Malchijah son of Rechab repaired the Dung Gate. He ruled the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt the gate. He hung its doors and put in its bolts and bars. ¹⁵Shallun son of Col-hozeh repaired the Fountain Gate. He ruled the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt the gate and put a roof on it. He hung its doors and put in its bolts and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the king's garden. He worked as far as the steps that go down from the City of David. ¹⁶Nehemiah son of Azbuk worked past him. He ruled half of the district of Beth-zur. He made repairs up to a spot across from the tombs of David. He worked as far as the man-made pool and the House of the Mighty Men. ¹⁷Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani. Next to them, Hashabiah made repairs for his district. He ruled half of the district of Keilah. ¹⁸Next to him, their fellow Jews made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad. He ruled the other half of the district of Keilah. ¹⁹Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, repaired another part. It was across from the slope up to the armory, near the corner of the wall. ²⁰Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai worked hard to repair another part. It went from the corner to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. ²¹Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another part. It went from the door of Eliashib's house to the end of the house. ²²Next to him, the priests from the area around the city made repairs. ²³Past them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house. Next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. ²⁴After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another part. It went from Azariah's house to the bend and the corner. ²⁵Palal son of Uzai made repairs across from the bend. He worked by the tower that sticks out from the king's upper palace. It was near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh ²⁶and the temple servants who lived on the hill of Ophel made repairs. They worked across from the Water Gate on the east side and the tower that sticks out. ²⁷Next to them, the men of Tekoa repaired another part. It went from across the great tower that sticks out to the wall of Ophel. ²⁸Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs. Each one worked in front of his own house. ²⁹Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs across from his house. Next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah made repairs. He was the guard of the East Gate. ³⁰Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another part. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs across from the rooms where he lived. ³¹Next to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. He worked as far as the house of the temple servants and the traders. It was across from the Inspection Gate. He worked as far as the upper room at the corner. ³²The goldsmiths and traders made repairs between the upper room at the corner and the Sheep Gate.