Nehemiah
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- Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests
went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors
in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated,
and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
- The men of Jericho built the adjoining section,
and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.
- The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of
Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place.
- Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz,
repaired the next section. Next to him Meshullam son of Berekiah, the son
of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him Zadok son of Baana also made
repairs.
- The next section was repaired by the men
of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under
their supervisors.
- The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada
son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put
its doors and bolts and bars in place.
- Next to them, repairs were made by men from
Gibeon and Mizpah--Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth -- places under
the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.
- Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths,
repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, made repairs
next to that. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
- Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district
of Jerusalem, repaired the next section.
- Adjoining this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made
repairs opposite his house, and Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs next
to him.
- Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of
Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.
- Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district
of Jerusalem, repaired the next section with the help of his daughters.
- The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and
the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it and put its doors and bolts and bars
in place. They also repaired five hundred yards of the wall as far as the
Dung Gate.
- The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son
of Recab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem. He rebuilt it and put its
doors and bolts and bars in place.
- The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun
son of Col-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing
it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired
the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the King's Garden, as far as the steps
going down from the City of David.
- Beyond him, Neemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of
a half-district of Beth Zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs
of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.
- Next to him, the repairs were made by the
Levites under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the
district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district.
- Next to him, the repairs were made by their
countrymen under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of
Keilah.
- Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of
Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory
as far as the angle.
- Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously
repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib
the high priest.
- Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son
of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the entrance of Eliashib's house
to the end of it.
- The repairs next to him were made by the
priests from the surrounding region.
- Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs
in front of their house; and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son
of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.
- Next to him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired
another section, from Azariah's house to the angle and the corner,
- and Palal son of Uzai worked opposite the
angle and the tower projecting from the upper palace near the court of the
guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh
- and the temple servants living on the hill
of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east
and the projecting tower.
- Next to them, the men of Tekoa repaired another
section, from the great projecting tower to the wall of Ophel.
- Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs,
each in front of his own house.
- Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs
opposite his house. Next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard at the
East Gate, made repairs.
- Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and
Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam
son of Berekiah made repairs opposite his living quarters.
- Next to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths,
made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants,
opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner;
- and between the room above the corner and
the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
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