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bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the
July 26 Pool of Shelah by the King’s Garden, as far as
the stairs that go down from the City of David.
16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader
of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as
Nehemiah 3:1–5:19
far as the place in front of the tombs of David,
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with to the man-made pool, and as far as the House
3 his brethren the priests and built the of the Mighty.
Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its 17 After him the Levites, under Rehum the son
doors. They built as far as the Tower of the of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah,
Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the leader of half the district of Keilah, made repairs
Tower of Hananel. Next to Eliashib the men of for his district. After him their brethren, under
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Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son Bavai the son of Henadad, leader of the other
of Imri built. half of the district of Keilah, made repairs.
Also the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the
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Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in
with its bolts and bars. And next to them front of the Ascent to the Armory at the but-
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Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, tress. After him Baruch the son of Zabbai
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made repairs. Next to them Meshullam the son carefully repaired the other section, from the
of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the
repairs. Next to them Zadok the son of Baana high priest. After him Meremoth the son of
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made repairs. Next to them the Tekoites made Urijah, the son of Koz, repaired another sec-
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repairs; but their nobles did not put their shoul- tion, from the door of the house of Eliashib to
ders to the work of their Lord. the end of the house of Eliashib.
Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and And after him the priests, the men of the
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Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the plain, made repairs. After him Benjamin and
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Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its Hasshub made repairs opposite their house.
doors, with its bolts and bars. And next to them After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the
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Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, son of Ananiah, made repairs by his house.
the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the 24 After him Binnui the son of Henadad
residence of the governor of the region beyond repaired another section, from the house of
the River. Next to him Uzziel the son of Azariah to the buttress, even as far as the cor-
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Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made ner. Palal the son of Uzai made repairs oppo-
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repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, one of the site the buttress, and on the tower which pro-
perfumers, made repairs; and they fortified Je- jects from the king’s upper house that was by
rusalem as far as the Broad Wall. And next to the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the
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them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half son of Parosh made repairs.
the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. Next 26 Moreover the Nethinim who dwelt in
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to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made Ophel made repairs as far as the place in front
repairs in front of his house. And next to him of the Water Gate toward the east, and on the
Hattush the son of Hashabniah made repairs. projecting tower. After them the Tekoites
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Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub repaired another section, next to the great pro-
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the son of Pahath-Moab repaired another sec- jecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel.
tion, as well as the Tower of the Ovens. And 28 Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made
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next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, repairs, each in front of his own house. After
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leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and them Zadok the son of Immer made repairs in
his daughters made repairs. front of his own house. After him Shemaiah
Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the East
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repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its Gate, made repairs. After him Hananiah the
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doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thou- son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of
sand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate. Zalaph, repaired another section. After him
Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs
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district of Beth Haccerem, repaired the in front of his dwelling. After him Malchijah,
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Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as
with its bolts and bars. the house of the Nethinim and of the mer-
Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the chants, in front of the Miphkad Gate, and as
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district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; far as the upper room at the corner. And
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he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its between the upper room at the corner, as far
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