1 Then Eliashib the high priest, and his brethren the priests, rose up, and built the Sheep Gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even to the tower of the hundred they sanctified [it], to the tower of Hananel. 2 And [they built] by the side of the men of Jericho, and by the side of the sons of Zaccur, the son of Imri. 3 And the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they roofed it, and covered in its doors, and bolts, and bars. 4 And next to them [the order] reached to Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, and next to them Meshullam son of Berechiah the son of Meshezabel took [his] place: and next to them Zadok the son of Baana took [his] place. 5 And next to them the Tekoites took [their] place; but the Adorim applied not their neck to their service. 6 And Joiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah, repaired the old gate; they covered it in, and set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars. 7 And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Evaron the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, to the throne of the governor on this side the river. 8 And next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah of the smiths, carried on the repairs: and next to them Ananias the son of one of the apothecaries repaired, and they finished Jerusalem to the broad wall. 9 And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district round about Jerusalem. 10 And next to them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, and [that] in front of his house: and next to him repaired Hattush son of Hashabneiah. 11 And next [to him] repaired Malchijah son of Harim, and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab, even to the tower of the furnaces. 12 And next to him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district round about Jerusalem, he and his daughters. 13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the gate of the valley: they built it, and set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate. 14 And Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district round about Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate, he and his sons; and they covered it, and set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars. 15 But Shallum the son of Col-hozeh repaired the gate of the fountain, the ruler of part of Mizpeh; he built it, and covered it, and set up its doors and its bars, and the wall of the pool of the skins by the meadow of the king, and as far as the steps that lead down from the city of David. 16 After him repaired Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district round about Beth-zur, as far as the garden of David’s sepulcher, and as far as the artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men. 17 After him repaired the Levites, [even] Rehum the son of Bani: next to him repaired Hashabiah, ruler of half the district round about Keilah, in his district. 18 And after him repaired his brethren, Bavvai son of Henadad, ruler of half the district round about Keilah. 19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, another portion of the tower of ascent, where it meets the corner. 20 After him repaired Baruch the son of Zabbai, a second portion, from the corner as far as the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz, a second part from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of Ecchechar. 23 And after him repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house: and after him repaired Azariah son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah, [the parts] near to his house. 24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad, another portion from the house of Azariah as far as the corner and to the turning, 25 of Palal the son of Uzai, opposite the corner, and [where is] also the tower that projects from the king’s house, even the upper one of the prison house: and after him [repaired] Pedaiah the son of Parosh. 26 And the Nathinim dwelt in Ophel, as far as the garden of the Water Gate eastward, and [there is] the projecting tower. 27 And after them the Tekoites repaired, another portion opposite the great projecting tower, even as far as the wall of Ophel. 28 The priests repaired above the Horse Gate, [every] man over against his own house. 29 And after him Zadok the son of Immer repaired opposite his own house: and after him repaired Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, guard of the East Gate. 30 After him repaired Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, another portion: after him Meshullam the son of Berechiah repaired over against his treasury. 31 After him repaired Malchijah the son of Sarephi as far as the house of the Nathinim, and the chapmen over against the gate of Maphecad, and as far as the steps of the corner. 32 And between [that and] the Sheep Gate the smiths and chapmen repaired. 33 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, that it was grievous to him, and he was very angry, and railed against the Jews. 34 And he said before his brethren (that [is] the army of the Samaritans), [Is it true] that these Jews are building their city? do they indeed offer sacrifices? will they prevail? and will they this day restore the stones, after they have been burned and made a heap of rubbish? 35 And Tobiah the Ammonite came near to him, and said to them, Do they sacrifice or eat in their place? shall not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones? 36 Hear, O our God, for we have become a scorn; and return thou their reproach upon their head, and make them a scorn in a land of captivity, 37 and do not cover [their] iniquity.
Nehemiah · Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Nehemiah 3 Updated Brenton English Septuagint
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- Same Septuagint text as Brenton, with modernised spelling.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Ananiah
Azariah
Son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, who repaired beside his house.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23
Azbuk
Named as the father of Nehemiah, ruler of half of Beth-zur.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:16
Baana
Named as the father of Zadok the wall builder.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4
Baruch
Son of Zabbai who diligently repaired a section up to the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:20
Benjamin
With Hasshub, repaired in front of their house.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23
Berechiah
Son of Meshezabel and father of the wall builder Meshullam.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30
Besodeiah
Named as the father of Meshullam, a gate repairer.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6
Binnui
Son of Henadad; ruler of the other half-district of Keilah who repaired two sections of the wall and is listed among the covenant-sealing Levites.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:18; Nehemiah 3:24; Nehemiah 10:9
Col-hozeh
Named as father of Shallun the ruler and, in Neh 11:5, as son of Hazaiah and grandfather of Maaseiah of Judah.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:15; Nehemiah 11:5
Eliashib
High priest who, with his fellow priests, rebuilt the Sheep Gate; son of Joiakim in the high-priestly line. Neh 13:4 names an Eliashib the priest, Tobiah’s relative, in charge of…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 3:20; Nehemiah 12:10
Ezer
Son of Jeshua and ruler of Mizpah who repaired a section opposite the Ascent to the Armory.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:19
Hakkoz
Named as the grandfather of Meremoth; Hakkoz is also a priestly family whose members could not prove their descent after the return.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:21
Hallohesh
Named as the father of Shallum the ruler; a Hallohesh is also among the leaders who sealed the covenant.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:12; Nehemiah 10:24
Hananiah
Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs next to Uzziel.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:8
Hananiah
Son of Shelemiah who repaired another section.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30
Hanun
The sixth son of Zalaph, who repaired another section.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30
Hanun
With the residents of Zanoah he repaired the Valley Gate and a thousand cubits of the wall.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:13
Harhaiah
Harumaph
Hashabiah
Ruler of a half-district of Keilah who repaired for his district.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:17
Hashabneiah
Hasshub
Son of Pahath-moab who repaired with Malchijah.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:11
Hasshub
With Benjamin, repaired in front of their house.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23
Hattush
Son of Hashabneiah who made repairs next to Jedaiah.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:10
Henadad
Named as the father of the Levites ("sons of Henadad") who supervised the temple work; Binnui son of Henadad helped rebuild the wall.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 3:18; Nehemiah 10:9
Hur
Imri
Named as the father of Zaccur the wall builder.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:2
Jedaiah
Son of Harumaph who repaired across from his own house.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:10
Jeshua
Named as the father of Ezer, ruler of Mizpah.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:19
Joiada
Son of Paseah who, with Meshullam, repaired the Jeshanah Gate.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6
Maaseiah
Son of Ananiah and father of Azariah the wall builder.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23
Malchijah
One of the goldsmiths who repaired as far as the house of the temple servants.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:31
Malchijah
Son of Harim who, with Hasshub, repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:11
Malchijah
Son of Rechab and ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem who rebuilt the Dung Gate.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:14
Melatiah
Melatiah the Gibeonite repaired next to the Jeshanah Gate.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:7
Meremoth
Priest into whose hand Ezra’s party weighed the silver and gold and sacred articles at Jerusalem; he also repaired two sections of the wall.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:21
Meshezabel
Meshullam
Son of Berechiah who repaired two sections of the wall; his daughter married Jehohanan, Tobiah’s son.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:18
Meshullam
Son of Besodeiah who, with Joiada, repaired the Jeshanah Gate.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6
Nehemiah
Son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, who repaired up to opposite the tombs of David.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:16
Palal
Son of Uzai who repaired opposite the angle and the tower of the upper palace.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:25
Paseah
Named as the father of Joiada, a gate repairer.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6
Pedaiah
Rechab
Named as the father of Malchijah, ruler of Beth-haccherem.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:14
Rehum
Son of Bani under whom the Levites made repairs.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:17
Rephaiah
Son of Hur and ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem who made repairs.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:9
Shallum
Son of Hallohesh and ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem; he repaired with the help of his daughters.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:12
Shecaniah
Named as the father of Shemaiah, guard of the East Gate.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:29
Shelemiah
Named as the father of Hananiah the wall builder.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30
Shemaiah
Son of Shecaniah and guard of the East Gate who made repairs.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:29
Uriah
Named as the father of Meremoth and the son of Hakkoz.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4
Uzai
Uzziel
Son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, who made repairs.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:8
Zabbai
Named as the father of Baruch the wall builder.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:20
Zaccur
Son of Imri who rebuilt a section next to the men of Jericho.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:2
Zadok
Son of Baana who made repairs next to Meshullam.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4
Zadok
Son of Immer who repaired opposite his own house.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:29
Zalaph
Cross references (30)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 31:38; John 5:2; Zechariah 14:10; Nehemiah 13:28
- 2 Nehemiah 7:36; Ezra 2:34; Nehemiah 10:12
- 3 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 12:39; Nehemiah 2:8; Zephaniah 1:10; Nehemiah 3:6
- 4 Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:21; Nehemiah 10:15; Nehemiah 10:7
- 5 Nehemiah 3:27; 2 Samuel 14:2; Jeremiah 30:8–9; Jeremiah 27:12; 1 Corinthians 1:26
- 6 Nehemiah 12:39
- 7 2 Samuel 21:2; 2 Chronicles 16:6; Nehemiah 2:7–8; Nehemiah 3:19; Joshua 9:3–27
- 8 Nehemiah 12:38; Nehemiah 3:31–32; Ecclesiastes 10:1; Genesis 50:2; Exodus 30:25
- 9 Nehemiah 3:12; Nehemiah 3:17
- 10 Nehemiah 10:4; Nehemiah 3:23; Nehemiah 3:28–30
- 11 Nehemiah 12:38; Ezra 2:6; Nehemiah 10:5; Ezra 8:4; Nehemiah 10:14
- 12 Nehemiah 3:9; Philippians 4:3; Exodus 35:25; Acts 21:8–9; Nehemiah 3:14–18
- 13 Nehemiah 2:13; Joshua 15:34; 2 Chronicles 26:9; 1 Chronicles 4:18; Joshua 15:56
- 14 Jeremiah 6:1; Nehemiah 2:13; Nehemiah 3:15–18; Nehemiah 3:12–13; Nehemiah 3:9
- 15 John 9:7; Isaiah 8:6; Nehemiah 12:37; Nehemiah 2:14; Luke 13:4
- 16 Nehemiah 3:9; Nehemiah 3:12; 2 Kings 20:20; Acts 2:29; Nehemiah 3:14
- 17 Joshua 15:44; 1 Chronicles 23:4; 1 Samuel 23:1–13; Nehemiah 3:16
- 19 2 Chronicles 26:9; Nehemiah 10:9; Nehemiah 12:8
- 20 Nehemiah 3:1; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Romans 12:11; Nehemiah 13:28; Nehemiah 12:22–23
- 21 Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63
- 22 Nehemiah 12:28; Nehemiah 6:2
- 23 Nehemiah 3:10; Nehemiah 10:2; Nehemiah 3:29–30; Nehemiah 8:4; Nehemiah 8:7
- 24 Nehemiah 3:19; Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 10:9; Nehemiah 3:27
- 25 Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 37:21; Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 33:1; Ezra 2:3
- 26 Nehemiah 11:21; Nehemiah 8:1; Nehemiah 12:37; Nehemiah 8:3; 2 Chronicles 33:14
- 27 Nehemiah 3:5
- 28 2 Chronicles 23:15; Jeremiah 31:40; 2 Kings 11:16; Nehemiah 3:23; Nehemiah 3:10
- 29 Jeremiah 19:2; Nehemiah 7:40; Ezra 2:37; Ezra 10:2
- 31 Nehemiah 3:8; Nehemiah 3:32
- 32 Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39; John 5:2; Nehemiah 3:31; Nehemiah 3:8
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