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.
Eliashib: Nehemiah 12:10, Nehemiah 13:28
the sheep gate: This gate is supposed to have immediately communicated with the temple, and to have been called the sheep gate, because the sheep intended for sacrifice passed through it. But, after all which learned men have written on this subject, which is but of little interest, we scarcely know anything about these gates: what they were, why called by these names, or in what part of the wall they were situated, beyond what may be learned from the parallel passages. Nehemiah 12:39, John 5:2
sanctified it: Nehemiah 12:30, Deuteronomy 20:5, Psalms 30:1, *title Proverbs 3:6, Proverbs 3:9
the tower: Nehemiah 12:39, Jeremiah 31:38, Zechariah 14:10
Reciprocal: Numbers 21:18 - princes Ezra 10:6 - Johanan Nehemiah 2:8 - the wall Nehemiah 3:20 - Eliashib Nehemiah 3:32 - the sheep gate Nehemiah 6:1 - at that time Nehemiah 7:1 - the wall Psalms 147:2 - build Psalms 147:13 - he hath Ecclesiastes 9:10 - thy hand Isaiah 44:26 - and I will Jeremiah 30:18 - the city Daniel 9:25 - from Micah 7:11 - the day
2.
And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
next unto him: Heb. at his hand
the men: Nehemiah 7:36, Ezra 2:34
Zaccur: Nehemiah 10:12
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.
the fish gate: Nehemiah 12:39, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Zephaniah 1:10
the beams: Nehemiah 3:6, Nehemiah 2:8
the doors: Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 7:1
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.
Meremoth: Nehemiah 3:21, Nehemiah 10:15
Urijah: Ezra 8:33, Uriah
Meshullam: Nehemiah 10:7
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:30 - Meshullam Nehemiah 6:18 - Meshullam Nehemiah 10:5 - Meremoth Nehemiah 10:21 - Meshezabeel
5.
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
the Tekoites: Nehemiah 3:27, 2 Samuel 14:2, Amos 1:1
their nobles: Judges 5:23, Jeremiah 5:4, Jeremiah 5:5, 1 Corinthians 1:26, 1 Timothy 6:17, 1 Timothy 6:18
put not: Jeremiah 27:2, Jeremiah 27:8, Jeremiah 27:12, Jeremiah 30:8, Jeremiah 30:9, Matthew 11:29, Acts 15:10
Reciprocal: Numbers 21:18 - princes 2 Chronicles 11:6 - Tekoa Nehemiah 6:17 - the nobles
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.
Nehemiah 12:39
Reciprocal: Ezra 10:15 - Meshullam Nehemiah 3:3 - the beams Nehemiah 6:1 - at that time Nehemiah 10:7 - Meshullam
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.
the Gibeonite: Joshua 9:3-27, 2 Samuel 21:2
Mizpah: Nehemiah 3:19, 2 Chronicles 16:6
the throne: That is, probably, the palace of the Persian governor, west of the Euphrates; the term throne being used to signify any royal abode: for Sir J. Chardin, describing a splendid tent erected by the king of Persia, says "that there was an inscription wrought upon the cornice of the anti-chamber, which gave it the appellation of the throne of the second Solomon." Sitting upon a throne has, however, sometimes been granted to governors. Nehemiah 2:8
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:15 - Mizpah
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.
the goldsmiths: Nehemiah 3:31, Nehemiah 3:32, Isaiah 46:6
of the apothecaries: Genesis 50:2, Exodus 30:25, Ecclesiastes 10:1
fortified: or, left
the broad wall: Nehemiah 12:38
9.
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
the ruler: Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:17
Reciprocal: Numbers 7:84 - the princes Nehemiah 3:14 - the ruler Nehemiah 3:15 - the ruler Nehemiah 3:16 - the ruler Nehemiah 7:43 - Hodevah
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.
even: Nehemiah 3:23, Nehemiah 3:28-30
Hattush: Nehemiah 10:4
11.
Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
Harim: Nehemiah 10:5
Pahathmoab: Nehemiah 7:11, Nehemiah 10:14, Ezra 2:6, Ezra 8:4
other piece: Heb. second measure
the tower: Nehemiah 12:38
Reciprocal: Ezra 10:31 - Malchiah Nehemiah 3:24 - another piece Nehemiah 10:3 - Malchijah
12.
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
the ruler: Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:14-18
he and his daughters: Exodus 35:25, Acts 21:8, Acts 21:9, Philippians 4:3
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:15 - the ruler Nehemiah 3:16 - the ruler
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.
the valley gate: Nehemiah 2:13
Zanoah: There were two towns of the name of Zanoah in the tribe of Judah. See the parallel passages. Nehemiah 11:30, Joshua 15:34, Joshua 15:56, 1 Chronicles 4:18
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 26:9 - the valley gate Nehemiah 12:31 - 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.
the dung gate: Nehemiah 2:13, Nehemiah 12:31
the ruler: Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:15-18
Bethhaccerem: Beth-haccerem was a town of Judah, situated on a mountain, between Jerusalem and Tekoa, according to Jerome on Jer. 6. Dr. Pococke conjectures that the Mountain of the Franks, called also the Mount of Bethulia, from a village of that name near it, west-north-west of Tekoa, is the ancient Beth-haccerem; the position of which seems to agree with the citadel of Herodium, built by Herod, on a moderate-sized hill, sixty furlongs from Jerusalem. Jeremiah 6:1
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:16 - the ruler
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.
the gate: Nehemiah 2:14, Nehemiah 12:37, 2 Chronicles 32:30
the ruler: Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:14
Mizpah: Nehemiah 3:7, Judges 20:1, Judges 20:3, Mizpeh, Jeremiah 40:6
Siloah: Siloah was situated under the eastern wall of Jerusalem, between that city and the brook Kedron, and is described by Chateaubriand as lying at the foot of Mount Zion. Dr. Richardson represents the pool of Siloam as occurring higher up the valley of Jehoshaphat, towards the north, than the well of Nehemiah, a little beyond the village of Siloa, and nearly opposite the tombs of Jehoshaphat and Zechariah. Isaiah 8:6, Shiloah, Luke 13:4, John 9:7, Siloam
the stairs: 2 Samuel 5:6, 2 Samuel 5:7
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 9:13 - on the top Nehemiah 3:19 - Mizpah Nehemiah 11:5 - Colhozeh
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.
the ruler: Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:14
Bethzur: Joshua 15:58, 1 Chronicles 2:45, 2 Chronicles 11:7
the sepulchres: 2 Chronicles 16:14, Acts 2:29
the pool: 2 Kings 20:20, Isaiah 7:3, Isaiah 22:11
the house: 1 Kings 14:27, 1 Kings 14:28, 2 Chronicles 12:10, 2 Chronicles 12:11, Song of Solomon 3:7
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:17 - the ruler Nehemiah 12:37 - the fountain gate
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.
the ruler: Nehemiah 3:16, 1 Chronicles 23:4
Keilah: Joshua 15:44, 1 Samuel 23:1, 1 Samuel 23:2-13
Reciprocal: Ezra 8:19 - Hashabiah Nehemiah 3:9 - the ruler Nehemiah 8:7 - Bani Nehemiah 10:25 - General Nehemiah 11:22 - Bani Ezekiel 31:17 - that were
18.
After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:1 - Keilah Nehemiah 10:9 - Henadad Ezekiel 31:17 - that were
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.
Jeshua: Nehemiah 10:9, Nehemiah 12:8
Mizpah: Nehemiah 3:15
the turning: 2 Chronicles 26:9
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:7 - Mizpah Nehemiah 3:24 - another piece Nehemiah 8:7 - Jeshua Song of Solomon 4:4 - an armoury
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.
Zabbai: or, Zaccai
earnestly: Ecclesiastes 9:10, Romans 12:11
Eliashib: Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 3:21, Nehemiah 12:22, Nehemiah 12:23, Nehemiah 13:4, Nehemiah 13:28
Reciprocal: Exodus 6:22 - General 2 Chronicles 26:9 - the turning Ezra 10:6 - Johanan Nehemiah 3:24 - the turning Nehemiah 10:6 - Baruch
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.
Meremoth: Nehemiah 3:4
Koz: Nehemiah 7:63, Ezra 2:61
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:20 - Eliashib Nehemiah 3:30 - another piece Nehemiah 10:5 - Meremoth
22.
And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
the men of the plain: Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 12:28
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.
over against: Nehemiah 3:10, Nehemiah 3:29, Nehemiah 3:30
Azariah: Nehemiah 10:2
Maaseiah: Nehemiah 8:4, Nehemiah 8:7
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:28 - every one Nehemiah 7:3 - every one to be
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.
Binnui: Nehemiah 10:9
another piece: That which had been left by Azariah, after he had repaired the wall by his own house. It is probable that some of the principal people were either obliged, or voluntarily offered, to repair those parts of the wall which were opposite, or adjacent, to their own houses. The names of those who repaired the walls are commemorated, because it was an undertaking of piety, virtue, and courage, to restore the holy city. Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 3:19, Nehemiah 3:27
the turning: Nehemiah 3:20
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 26:9 - the turning
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.
the king's: Jeremiah 22:14, Jeremiah 39:8
by the court: Nehemiah 12:39, Jeremiah 32:2, Jeremiah 33:1, Jeremiah 37:21, Jeremiah 39:15
Pedaiah: Nehemiah 8:4
Parosh: Nehemiah 7:8, Ezra 2:3
26.
Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
Nethinims: Nehemiah 7:46-56, Nehemiah 10:28, 1 Chronicles 9:2, Ezra 2:43-58
dwelt: etc. or, which dwelt in Ophel, repaired unto
Ophel: or, the tower. Nehemiah 3:27, Nehemiah 11:21, 2 Chronicles 27:3, 2 Chronicles 33:14
the water: The water gate is supposed to have been that by which the Nethinim brought in water for the use of the temple. Nehemiah 8:1, Nehemiah 8:3, Nehemiah 12:37
Reciprocal: Ezra 2:58 - Nethinims Nehemiah 8:16 - the street of the water gate
27.
After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
the Tekoites: Nehemiah 3:5
the wall: Nehemiah 3:26
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 14:2 - to Tekoah 2 Chronicles 11:6 - Tekoa 2 Chronicles 27:3 - Ophel 2 Chronicles 33:14 - Ophel Nehemiah 3:24 - another piece
28.
From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
the horse: 2 Kings 11:16, 2 Chronicles 23:15, Jeremiah 31:40
every one: Nehemiah 3:10, Nehemiah 3:23
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 7:3 - every one to be
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.
the son: Nehemiah 7:40, Ezra 2:37
Shechaniah: Ezra 10:2
the east gate: Jeremiah 19:2
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 29:4 - east street Nehemiah 3:23 - over against Nehemiah 10:8 - Shemaiah Ezekiel 40:6 - unto
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.
another piece: Nehemiah 3:21
Meshullam: Nehemiah 3:4
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:23 - over against Nehemiah 6:18 - Meshullam Nehemiah 13:13 - Shelemiah
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.
the goldsmith's: Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:32
going up of the corner: or, corner-chamber
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 11:21 - the Nehemiah 12:39 - the prison Zephaniah 1:11 - all the
32.
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
the sheep gate: Thus the whole city was surrounded with a wall; for Eliashib began at the sheep gate. Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 12:39, John 5:2
the goldsmiths: The word tzeraphim may denote smiths, or refiners, or persons that worked in metals of any kind; but it is generally understood of those who worked in gold. From the remotest period of the history of the Jews, they had artists in all the elegant and ornamental trades; and it appears that goldsmiths, apothecaries, and merchants were formed into companies in the time of Nehemiah. Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:31
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 26:9 - the valley gate Zephaniah 1:11 - all the