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Nehemiah 3

The number of them that buylded the walles.
1.Then arose Eliashíb the high Priest with his brethren the Priests, and they buylt the shepegate: they arepaired it, and set up the doors thereof: even unto the tower of Meáh repaired they it, and unto the tower of Hananeél.
2.And next unto him buylded the men of Jerichó, and beside him Zaccúr the son of Imrí.
3.But the fish port did the sons of Senaáh buylde, which also layed the beams thereof, and set on the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
4.And next unto them fortified Merimóth, the son of Urijah, the son of Hakkóz: & next unto them fortified Meshullam, the son of Berechiáh, the son of Meshezabeél: and next unto them fortified Zidók, the son of Baaná:
5.And next unto them fortified the Tekoites, but the great miah The building of the walles. men of them bput not their necks to the work of their lords.
6.And the gate of the *old fishpool fortified Jehoiadá the son of Paséah, and Meshullám the son of Besodaiáh, they laid the beams thereof, and set on the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
7.Next unto them also fortified Melatiáh the Gibeonite, and Jadón the Meronothite, men of Gibeón, and of Mizpáh, unto the cthrone of the Duke, which was beyond the River.
8.Next unto him fortified Uzziél the son of Harhobiáh ^of the gold smiths: next unto him also fortified Hananiah, the son ^of Harakkahím, and they repaired Jerusalém unto the broad wall.
9.Also next unto them fortified Rephaiáh, and son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalém.
10.And next unto him fortified Jedaiáh the son of Harumáph, even over against his house: and next unto him fortified Hattúsh, the son of Hashabniáh.
11.Malchijáh the son of Harím, & Hashúb the son of Paháth Moáb fortified the second ^portion, and the tower of the fornaces.
12.Next unto him also fortified Shallúm, the son of Halloésh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalém, he, and his daughters.
13.The valley gate fortified Hanúm, and the inhabitants of Zanuáh: they buylt it, and set on the doors thereof, the lockes thereof, and the barres thereof, even a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung porte.
14.But the dung porte fortified Malchiáh, the son of Recháb, the ruler of the fourte parte of Beth haccárem: he buylt it, and set on the dores thereof, the lockes thereof, and the barres thereof.
15.But the gate of the fountaine fortified Shallún, the son of Col-hozéh, the ruler of the fourte parte of Mizpáh: he buylded it, & covered it, and set on the dores thereof, the lockes thereof, & the barres thereof, and the wall unto the fishpoole of ^Sheláh by the King’s garden, and unto the steppes that go down from the citie of David.
16.After him fortified Nehemiáh the son of Azbák, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zúr, until the otherside over against the sepulchres of David, and to the fishpoole that was repared, and unto the house of the mightie.
17.After him fortified the Levites, Rehúm the son of Baní, and next unto him fortified Hashabiah the ruler of the half part of Keiláh in his quarter.
18.After him fortified their brethren: Bavái, the son of Henadád the ruler of the half part of Keiláh:
19.And next unto him fortified Ezer, the son of Jeshúa the ruler of Mizpáh, the other portion over against the going up to the dcorner of the armoure.
20.After him was earnest Barúch the son of Zacchái, & fortified another portion from the corner unto the dore of the house of Eliashib the hie Priest.
21.After him fortified Merimóth, the son of Urijáh, the son of Hakkóz, another portion from the dore of the house of Eliashib, even as long as the house of Eliashíb extended.
22.After him also fortified the Priests, the men of ethe plaine. Conspiracie of the wicked. Nehemi
23.After them fortified Benjamín, and Hasshúb over against their house: after him fortified Azariáh, the son of Maaseiáh, the son of Ananiáh, by his house.
24.After him fortified Binnúi, the son of Henadád another portion, from the house of Azariáh unto the turning and unto the corner.
25.Palál, the son of Uzai, from over against the corner, and the high tower, that lyeth out from the King’s house, which is beside the court of the prison. After him, Pedaiáh, the son of Parósh.
26.And the fNethinims they dwelt in the fortress unto the place over against the water gate, Eastward, and to the tower that lyeth out.
27.After him fortified the Tekoites another portion over against the great tower, that lyeth out, even unto the wall of the fortress.
28.From above the horsegate forthe fortified the Priests, every one over against his house.
29.After them fortified Zadók the son of Immér over against his house: and after him fortified Shemaiáh, the son of Shechaniáh the keper of the Eastgate.
30.After him fortified Hananiáh, the son of Shelemiáh, and Hanún, the son of Zaláph, the gsixt, another portion: after him fortified Meshullám, the son of Berechiáh, over against his chamber.
31.After him fortified Malchiáh the goldsmith’s son, until the house of the Nethinims, and of the merchants over against the gate hMiphkád, and to the chamber in the corner.
32.And between the chamber of the corner unto the shepegate fortified the goldsmiths and the merchants.

Notes

1-a.
In Ebrewe, they sanctified it, that is, they finished it, and so dedicated it to the Lord by prayer, in desiring him to maintain it. 2
5-b.
The rich & mighty would not obey them, which were appointed officers in this work, neither would they help thereunto.
6-*.
Is. 22.11.
7-c.
Unto the place where the Duke was want to sit in judgement, who governed the country in their absence.
8-^.
Or, of Zorephim.
8-^-1.
Or, of the apothecaries.
11-^.
Or, measure.
15-^.
Or, Siloe [Siloam].
19-d.
Where the weapons and armour of the city lay.
22-e.
Which dwelt in the plain country by Jorden and Jericho.
26-f.
Read Ezra, Ch. 2.43.
30-g.
Meaning, the sixth of his sons.
31-h.
Which was the place of judgement, or execution.