Nehemiah 3:1-24 ▼

1 And Eliashib the high priest rose up, and his brothers the priests, and they built the Gate of the Sheep. They consecrated it and hung its doors, and they built as far as the Tower of the Hundred and consecrated it as far as the Tower of Hananel.

2 And next to his hand the men of Jericho built. And next to their hand Zaccur son of Imri built.

3 And the Gate of the Fish, the sons of Hassenaah built. They laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

4 And next to their hand Meremoth son of Urijah son of Hakkoz strengthened it. And next to their hand Meshullam son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel strengthened it. And next to their hand Zadok son of Baanah strengthened it.

5 And next to their hand the Tekoites strengthened it. And their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord.

6 And the Gate of Jeshanah was strengthened by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and set up its doors and its bolts and bars.

7 And next to their hand Melatiah the Gibeonite strengthened it, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, of the throne of the governor beyond the River.

8 Next to his hand Uzziel son of Harhaiah of the refiners strengthened it, and next to his hand Hananiah son of the perfumers strengthened it. And they fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

9 And next to their hand Rephaiah son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, strengthened it.

10 And next to their hand Jedaiah son of Harumaph strengthened it, and in front of his house. And next to his hand Hattush son of Hashabniah strengthened it.

11 A second measure Malchijah son of Harim strengthened, and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab, along with the Tower of the Ovens.

12 And next to his hand Shallum son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, strengthened it—he and his daughters.

13 The Gate of the Valley Hanun strengthened, and those dwelling in Zanoah. They built it and set up its doors and its bolts and bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Gate of the Dunghill.

14 And the Gate of the Dunghill was strengthened by Malchijah son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth-haccherem. He built it and set up its doors and its bolts and bars.

15 And the Gate of the Fountain Shallun son of Col-hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, strengthened. He built it and covered it and set up its doors with its bolts and bars, and the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the Garden of the King, as far as the stairs going down from the City of David.

16 After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, leader of half of the district of Beth-zur, strengthened it, as far as in front of the tombs of David, and to the fashioned pool, as far as the House of the Mighty.

17 After him the Levites strengthened it under Rehum son of Bani. Next to his hand Hashabiah, leader of half of the district of Keilah, strengthened it for his district.

18 After him their brothers strengthened it under Binnui son of Henadad, leader of half of the district of Keilah.

19 And Ezer son of Jeshua, leader of Mizpah, strengthened it, next to his hand, a second measure, opposite the Ascent to the Armory at the angle.

20 After him Baruch son of Zaccai heatedly strengthened a second measure, from the angle to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

21 After him Meremoth son of Urijah son of Koz strengthened a second section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.

22 And after him the priests, the men of the circuit, strengthened it.

23 After him Benjamin strengthened it, and Hasshub, opposite their house. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah son of Ananiah strengthened it beside his house.

24 After him Binnui son of Henadad strengthened a second measure from the house of Azariah to the angle, and as far as the corner.