Rebuilding the Wall

Nehemiah 3

1 Then a Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests b and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built c as far as the Tower of 1 the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of d Hananel. 2 2 Next to Eliashib e the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.

3 Also the sons of Hassenaah built f the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and g hung its doors with its bolts and bars. 4 And next to them h Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of 3 Koz, made repairs. Next to them i Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok the son of Baana made repairs. 5 Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their 4 shoulders to j the work of their Lord.

6 Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired k the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars. 7 And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the l men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the m residence 5 of the governor of the region 6 beyond the River. 8 Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, 7 one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they 8 fortified Jerusalem as far as the n Broad Wall. 9 And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10 Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs in front of his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabniah made repairs. 11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of PahathMo'ab repaired another section, o as well as the Tower of the Ovens. 12 And next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made repairs.

13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired p the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as q the Refuse Gate.

14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the district of r Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.

15 Shallun the son of ColHozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired s the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of t Shelah 9 by the u King's Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David. 16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the 10 tombs of David, to the v man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty. 17 After him the Levites, under Rehum the son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, leader of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. 18 After him their brethren, under 11 Bavai the son of Henadad, leader of the other half of the district of Keilah, made repairs. 19 And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the w buttress. 12 20 After him Baruch the son of 13 Zabbai carefully repaired the other section, from the 14 buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of 15 Koz, repaired another 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 plain, made repairs. 23 After him Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs by his house. 24 After him x Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to y the 16 buttress, even as far as the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the 17 buttress, and on the tower which projects from the king's upper house that was by the z court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs. 26 Moreover a the Nethinim who dwelt in b Ophel made repairs as far as the place in front of c the Water Gate toward the east, and on the projecting tower. 27 After them the Tekoites repaired another section, next to the great projecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel.

28 Beyond the d Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. 29 After them Zadok the son of Immer made repairs in front of his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. 30 After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs in front of his 18 dwelling. 31 After him Malchijah, 19 one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the Nethinim and of the merchants, in front of the 20 Miphkad Gate, and as far as the upper room at the corner. 32 And between the upper room at the corner, as far as the e Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.

  1. Cross References
    Nehemiah 3:20
    After him Baruch the son of Zabbai carefully repaired the other section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
    Nehemiah 12:10
    Jeshua begot Joiakim, Joiakim begot Eliashib, Eliashib begot Joiada.
    Nehemiah 13:4
    Now before this, Eliashib the priest, having authority over the storerooms of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah.
    Nehemiah 13:7
    And I came to Jerusalem and discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God.
    Nehemiah 13:28
    And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I drove him from me.
  2. Cross References
    John 5:2
    Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.
  3. Cross References
    Nehemiah 12:39
    And above the Gate of Ephraim, above the Old Gate, above the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped by the Gate of the Prison.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 31:38
    Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that the city shall be built for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
    Zechariah 14:10
    All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be raised up and inhabited in her place from Benjamin's Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses.
  5. Cross References
    Ezra 2:34
    The people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
    Nehemiah 7:36
    The sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
  6. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 33:14
    After this he built a wall outside the City of David on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate; and it enclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height. Then he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.
    Nehemiah 12:39
    And above the Gate of Ephraim, above the Old Gate, above the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped by the Gate of the Prison.
    Zephaniah 1:10
    And there shall be on that day," says the LORD, "The sound of a mournful cry from the Fish Gate, A wailing from the Second Quarter, And a loud crashing from the hills.
  7. Cross References
    Nehemiah 6:1
    Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates).
    Nehemiah 7:1
    Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed.
  8. Cross References
    Ezra 8:33
    Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the articles were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui.
  9. Cross References
    Ezra 10:15
    Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite gave them support.
  10. Cross References
    Judges 5:23
    'Curse Meroz,' said the angel of the LORD, 'Curse its inhabitants bitterly, Because they did not come to the help of the LORD, To the help of the LORD against the mighty.'
  11. Cross References
    Nehemiah 12:39
    And above the Gate of Ephraim, above the Old Gate, above the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped by the Gate of the Prison.
  12. Cross References
    Nehemiah 7:25
    The sons of Gibeon, ninety-five.
  13. Cross References
    Ezra 8:36
    And they delivered the king's orders to the king's satraps and the governors in the region beyond the River. So they gave support to the people and the house of God.
    Nehemiah 2:7 - 9
    Furthermore I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the River, that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah.
  14. Cross References
    Nehemiah 12:38
    The other thanksgiving choir went the opposite way, and I was behind them with half of the people on the wall, going past the Tower of the Ovens as far as the Broad Wall.
  15. Cross References
    Nehemiah 12:38
    The other thanksgiving choir went the opposite way, and I was behind them with half of the people on the wall, going past the Tower of the Ovens as far as the Broad Wall.
  16. Cross References
    Nehemiah 2:13
    And I went out by night through the Valley Gate to the Serpent Well and the Refuse Gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were burned with fire.
    Nehemiah 2:15
    So I went up in the night by the valley, and viewed the wall; then I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned.
  17. Cross References
    Nehemiah 2:13
    And I went out by night through the Valley Gate to the Serpent Well and the Refuse Gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were burned with fire.
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 6:1
    O you children of Benjamin, Gather yourselves to flee from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, And set up a signal-fire in Beth Haccerem; For disaster appears out of the north, And great destruction.
  19. Cross References
    Nehemiah 2:14
    Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to pass.
  20. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:6
    Inasmuch as these people refused The waters of Shiloah that flow softly, And rejoice in Rezin and in Remaliah's son.
    John 9:7
    And He said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.
  21. Cross References
    2 Kings 25:4
    Then the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled at night by way of the gate between two walls, which was by the king's garden, even though the Chaldeans were still encamped all around against the city. And the king went by way of the plain.
  22. Cross References
    2 Kings 20:20
    Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah - all his might, and how he made a pool and a tunnel and brought water into the city - are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
    Isaiah 7:3
    Then the LORD said to Isaiah, "Go out now to meet Ahaz, you and ShearJa'shub your son, at the end of the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller's Field.
    Isaiah 22:11
    You also made a reservoir between the two walls For the water of the old pool. But you did not look to its Maker, Nor did you have respect for Him who fashioned it long ago.
  23. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 26:9
    And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress of the wall; then he fortified them.
  24. Cross References
    Ezra 8:33
    Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the articles were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui.
  25. Cross References
    Nehemiah 3:19
    And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the buttress.
  26. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:2
    For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.
    Jeremiah 33:1
    Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying.
    Jeremiah 37:21
    Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah to the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread from the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
  27. Cross References
    Ezra 2:43
    The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth.
    Nehemiah 11:21
    But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
  28. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 27:3
    He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel.
  29. Cross References
    Nehemiah 8:1
    Now all the people gathered together as one man in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded Israel.
    Nehemiah 8:3
    Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
    Nehemiah 12:37
    By the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went up the stairs of the City of David, on the stairway of the wall, beyond the house of David, as far as the Water Gate eastward.
  30. Cross References
    2 Kings 11:16
    So they seized her; and she went by way of the horses' entrance into the king's house, and there she was killed.
    2 Chronicles 23:15
    So they seized her; and she went by way of the entrance of the Horse Gate into the king's house, and they killed her there.
    Jeremiah 31:40
    "And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the LORD. It shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever."
  31. Cross References
    Nehemiah 3:1
    Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built as far as the Tower of the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of Hananel.
    Nehemiah 12:39
    And above the Gate of Ephraim, above the Old Gate, above the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped by the Gate of the Prison.
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