1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananel. 2 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. 3 And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. 4 And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. 5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; and their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord. 6 And the gate of the old city repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. 7 And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, for them that appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the River. 8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths. And next unto him repaired Hananiah one of the perfumers, and they restored Jerusalem even unto the broad wall. 9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. 10 And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabneiah. 11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces. 12 And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. 13 The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the wall unto the dung gate. 14 And the dung gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth-cherem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. 15 And the fountain gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, even unto the stairs that go down from the city of David. 16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and unto the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty men. 17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. 18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah. 19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another portion, over against the ascent to the armoury at the Turning. 20 After him Baruch the son of Zaccai earnestly repaired another portion, from the Turning unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the Plain. 23 After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah beside his own house. 24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another portion, from the house of Azariah unto the Turning and unto the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai repaired over against the Turning, and the tower that standeth out from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired. — 26 Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out. — 27 After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that standeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel. 28 Above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his own house. 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own house. And after him repaired Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate. 30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another portion. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber. 31 After him repaired Malchijah one of the goldsmiths unto the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate of Hammiphkad, and to the upper chamber of the corner. 32 And between the upper chamber of the corner and the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
Nehemiah 3 JPS Tanakh (1917)
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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
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
Jadon
Jadon the Meronothite repaired next to the Jeshanah Gate.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:7
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
Shallun
Son of Col-hozeh and ruler of the district of Mizpah who rebuilt the Fountain Gate and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:15
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
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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