1 And Eliashib the high priest rises, and his brothers the priests, and they build the Sheep Gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even to the Tower of Meah they have sanctified it, to the Tower of Hananeel; 2 and by his hand men of Jericho have built; and by their hand Zaccur son of Imri has built; 3 and sons of Hassenaah have built the Fish Gate; they have walled it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars. 4 And by their hand Merimoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, has strengthened; and by his hand Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabeel, has strengthened; and by his hand Zadok son of Baana has strengthened; 5 and by his hand the Tekoites have strengthened, and their majestic ones have not brought in their neck to the service of their Lord. 6 And Jehoiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah have strengthened the Old Gate; they have walled it, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars. 7 And by their hand Melatiah the Gibeonite has strengthened, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, [belonging] to the throne of the governor beyond the River. 8 By his hand Uzziel son of Harhaiah of the refiners has strengthened; and by his hand Hananiah son of [one of] the compounders has strengthened; and they leave Jerusalem to the broad wall. 9 And by their hand Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, has strengthened. 10 And by their hand Jedaiah son of Harumaph has strengthened, and opposite his own house; and by his hand Hattush son of Hashabniah has strengthened. 11 A second measure Malchijah son of Harim has strengthened, and Hashub son of Pahath-Moab, even the Tower of the Furnaces. 12 And by his hand Shallum son of Halohesh, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, has strengthened, he and his daughters. 13 Hanun has strengthened the Valley Gate, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they have built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and one thousand cubits in the wall to the Refuse Gate. 14 And Malchijah son of Rechab, head of the district of Beth-Haccerem, has strengthened the Refuse Gate; he builds it, and sets up its doors, its locks, and its bars. 15 And Shallum son of Col-Hozeh, head of the district of Mizpah, has strengthened the Fountain Gate: he builds it, and covers it, and sets up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Siloah, to the garden of the king, and to the steps that are going down from the City of David. 16 After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, head of the half of the district of Beth-Zur, has strengthened to opposite the graves of David, and to the pool that is made, and to the house of the mighty ones. 17 After him the Levites have strengthened, [and] Rehum son of Bani; by his hand Hashabiah, head of the half of the district of Keilah, has strengthened for his district. 18 After him their brothers have strengthened, [and] Bavvai son of Henadad, head of the half of the district of Keilah. 19 And Ezer son of Jeshua, head of Mizpah, strengthens, by his hand, a second measure, from in front of the ascent of the armory at the angle. 20 After him Baruch son of Zabbai has hurried to strengthen a second measure from the angle to the opening of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him Meremoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, has strengthened a second measure, from the opening of the house of Eliashib even to the completion of the house of Eliashib. 22 And after him the priests, men of the circuit, have strengthened. 23 After them Benjamin has strengthened, and Hashub, opposite their house; after him Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, has strengthened near his house. 24 After him Binnui son of Henadad has strengthened a second measure, from the house of Azariah to the angle, and to the corner. 25 Palal son of Uzai [strengthened] from opposite the angle, and the tower that is going out from the upper house of the king that [is] at the court of the prison; after him Pedaiah son of Parosh [strengthened]. 26 And the Nethinim have been dwelling in Ophel, to opposite the Water Gate at the east, and the tower that goes out. 27 After him the Tekoites have strengthened a second measure, from opposite the great tower that goes out, and to the wall of Ophel. 28 From above the Horse Gate the priests have strengthened, each opposite his house. 29 After them Zadok son of Immer has strengthened opposite his house; and after him Shemaiah son of Shechaniah, keeper of the East Gate, has strengthened. 30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah has strengthened, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, a second measure; after him Meshullam son of Berechiah has strengthened opposite his chamber. 31 After him Malchijah son of the refiner has strengthened, to the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, opposite the Miphkad Gate, and to the ascent of the corner. 32 And between the ascent of the corner and the Sheep Gate, the refiners and the merchants have strengthened.
Nehemiah · Literal Standard Version
Nehemiah 3 Literal Standard Version
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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