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Nehemiah 3 King James Version (with Apocrypha)

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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 Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. 2 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. 3 But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who [also] laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 4 And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. 5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. 6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks 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, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river. 8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of [one of] the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall. 9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part 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 Hashabniah. 11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces. 12 And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part 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 locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate. 14 But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 15 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David. 16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto [the place] over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty. 17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part. 18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah. 19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning [of the wall]. 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning [of the wall] unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, 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 him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house. 24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning [of the wall], even unto the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning [of the wall], and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house, that [was] by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh. 26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto [the place] over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. 27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. 28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate. 30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber. 31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. 32 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.

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  • Ananiah

    Grandfather of Azariah

    Named as the father of Maaseiah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23

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  • Azariah

    Wall builder

    Son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, who repaired beside his house.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23

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  • Azbuk

    Father of Nehemiah of Beth-zur

    Named as the father of Nehemiah, ruler of half of Beth-zur.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:16

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  • Baana

    Father of Zadok

    Named as the father of Zadok the wall builder.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4

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  • Baruch

    Wall builder

    Son of Zabbai who diligently repaired a section up to the house of Eliashib the high priest.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:20

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  • Benjamin

    Wall builder

    With Hasshub, repaired in front of their house.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23

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  • Berechiah

    Father of Meshullam

    Son of Meshezabel and father of the wall builder Meshullam.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30

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  • Besodeiah

    Father of Meshullam

    Named as the father of Meshullam, a gate repairer.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6

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  • Binnui

    Ruler of half of Keilah, Levite

    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

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  • Col-hozeh

    Father of Shallun and ancestor of Maaseiah

    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

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  • Eliashib

    High priest who began the wall

    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

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  • Ezer

    Ruler of Mizpah

    Son of Jeshua and ruler of Mizpah who repaired a section opposite the Ascent to the Armory.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:19

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  • Hananiah

    Son of the perfumer, wall builder

    Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs next to Uzziel.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:8

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  • Hananiah

    Wall builder

    Son of Shelemiah who repaired another section.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30

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  • Hanun

    Wall builder

    The sixth son of Zalaph, who repaired another section.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30

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  • Hanun

    Rebuilt the Valley Gate

    With the residents of Zanoah he repaired the Valley Gate and a thousand cubits of the wall.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:13

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  • Harhaiah

    Father of Uzziel

    Named as the father of Uzziel the goldsmith.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:8

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  • Harumaph

    Father of Jedaiah

    Named as the father of Jedaiah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:10

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  • Hashabiah

    Ruler of half of Keilah

    Ruler of a half-district of Keilah who repaired for his district.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:17

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  • Hattush

    Wall builder

    Son of Hashabneiah who made repairs next to Jedaiah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:10

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  • Henadad

    Levite, ancestor of temple supervisors

    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

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  • Hur

    Father of Rephaiah

    Named as the father of Rephaiah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:9

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  • Imri

    Father of Zaccur

    Named as the father of Zaccur the wall builder.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:2

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  • Jadon

    Wall builder from Meronoth

    Jadon the Meronothite repaired next to the Jeshanah Gate.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:7

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  • Jedaiah

    Wall builder

    Son of Harumaph who repaired across from his own house.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:10

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  • Jeshua

    Father of Ezer

    Named as the father of Ezer, ruler of Mizpah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:19

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  • Maaseiah

    Father of Azariah

    Son of Ananiah and father of Azariah the wall builder.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23

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  • Malchijah

    Goldsmith, wall builder

    One of the goldsmiths who repaired as far as the house of the temple servants.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:31

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  • Malchijah

    Wall builder

    Son of Harim who, with Hasshub, repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:11

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  • Malchijah

    Ruler of Beth-haccherem

    Son of Rechab and ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem who rebuilt the Dung Gate.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:14

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  • Melatiah

    Wall builder from Gibeon

    Melatiah the Gibeonite repaired next to the Jeshanah Gate.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:7

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  • Meremoth

    Priest, son of Uriah

    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

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  • Meshullam

    Wall builder

    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

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  • Meshullam

    Wall builder

    Son of Besodeiah who, with Joiada, repaired the Jeshanah Gate.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6

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  • Nehemiah

    Ruler of half of Beth-zur

    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

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  • Palal

    Wall builder

    Son of Uzai who repaired opposite the angle and the tower of the upper palace.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:25

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  • Paseah

    Father of Joiada

    Named as the father of Joiada, a gate repairer.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6

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  • Pedaiah

    Wall builder

    Son of Parosh who repaired next to Palal.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:25

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  • Rechab

    Father of Malchijah

    Named as the father of Malchijah, ruler of Beth-haccherem.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:14

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  • Rehum

    Levite wall builder

    Son of Bani under whom the Levites made repairs.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:17

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  • Rephaiah

    Ruler of half of Jerusalem

    Son of Hur and ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem who made repairs.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:9

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  • Shallum

    Ruler of half of Jerusalem

    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

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  • Shallun

    Ruler of Mizpah

    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

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  • Shelemiah

    Father of Hananiah

    Named as the father of Hananiah the wall builder.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30

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  • Shemaiah

    Guard of the East Gate

    Son of Shecaniah and guard of the East Gate who made repairs.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:29

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  • Uzai

    Father of Palal

    Named as the father of Palal.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:25

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  • Uzziel

    Goldsmith, wall builder

    Son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, who made repairs.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:8

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  • Zabbai

    Father of Baruch

    Named as the father of Baruch the wall builder.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:20

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  • Zaccur

    Wall builder

    Son of Imri who rebuilt a section next to the men of Jericho.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:2

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  • Zadok

    Wall builder

    Son of Baana who made repairs next to Meshullam.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4

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  • Zadok

    Priest, wall builder

    Son of Immer who repaired opposite his own house.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:29

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  • Zalaph

    Father of Hanun

    Named as the father of Hanun, his sixth son.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30

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Cross references (30)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 31:38; John 5:2; Zechariah 14:10; Nehemiah 13:28
  2. 2 Nehemiah 7:36; Ezra 2:34; Nehemiah 10:12
  3. 3 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 12:39; Nehemiah 2:8; Zephaniah 1:10; Nehemiah 3:6
  4. 4 Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:21; Nehemiah 10:15; Nehemiah 10:7
  5. 5 Nehemiah 3:27; 2 Samuel 14:2; Jeremiah 30:8–9; Jeremiah 27:12; 1 Corinthians 1:26
  6. 6 Nehemiah 12:39
  7. 7 2 Samuel 21:2; 2 Chronicles 16:6; Nehemiah 2:7–8; Nehemiah 3:19; Joshua 9:3–27
  8. 8 Nehemiah 12:38; Nehemiah 3:31–32; Ecclesiastes 10:1; Genesis 50:2; Exodus 30:25
  9. 9 Nehemiah 3:12; Nehemiah 3:17
  10. 10 Nehemiah 10:4; Nehemiah 3:23; Nehemiah 3:28–30
  11. 11 Nehemiah 12:38; Ezra 2:6; Nehemiah 10:5; Ezra 8:4; Nehemiah 10:14
  12. 12 Nehemiah 3:9; Philippians 4:3; Exodus 35:25; Acts 21:8–9; Nehemiah 3:14–18
  13. 13 Nehemiah 2:13; Joshua 15:34; 2 Chronicles 26:9; 1 Chronicles 4:18; Joshua 15:56
  14. 14 Jeremiah 6:1; Nehemiah 2:13; Nehemiah 3:15–18; Nehemiah 3:12–13; Nehemiah 3:9
  15. 15 John 9:7; Isaiah 8:6; Nehemiah 12:37; Nehemiah 2:14; Luke 13:4
  16. 16 Nehemiah 3:9; Nehemiah 3:12; 2 Kings 20:20; Acts 2:29; Nehemiah 3:14
  17. 17 Joshua 15:44; 1 Chronicles 23:4; 1 Samuel 23:1–13; Nehemiah 3:16
  18. 19 2 Chronicles 26:9; Nehemiah 10:9; Nehemiah 12:8
  19. 20 Nehemiah 3:1; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Romans 12:11; Nehemiah 13:28; Nehemiah 12:22–23
  20. 21 Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63
  21. 22 Nehemiah 12:28; Nehemiah 6:2
  22. 23 Nehemiah 3:10; Nehemiah 10:2; Nehemiah 3:29–30; Nehemiah 8:4; Nehemiah 8:7
  23. 24 Nehemiah 3:19; Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 10:9; Nehemiah 3:27
  24. 25 Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 37:21; Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 33:1; Ezra 2:3
  25. 26 Nehemiah 11:21; Nehemiah 8:1; Nehemiah 12:37; Nehemiah 8:3; 2 Chronicles 33:14
  26. 27 Nehemiah 3:5
  27. 28 2 Chronicles 23:15; Jeremiah 31:40; 2 Kings 11:16; Nehemiah 3:23; Nehemiah 3:10
  28. 29 Jeremiah 19:2; Nehemiah 7:40; Ezra 2:37; Ezra 10:2
  29. 31 Nehemiah 3:8; Nehemiah 3:32
  30. 32 Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39; John 5:2; Nehemiah 3:31; Nehemiah 3:8

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences