Nehemiah, Chapter 3

1. Then arose Eliashib the high priest and his brethren the priests, and built the sheep-gate, they, hallowed it, and set up the doors thereof, -- even unto the tower of Hammeah, hallowed they it, unto the tower of Hananel;    2. and, at his hand, built, the men of Jericho, -- and at his [other] hand built Zaccur, son of Imri.    3. And, the fish-gate, did the sons of Hassenaah build, -- they, laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof;    4. and, at their hand, repaired, Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz, and, at their hand, repaired, Meshullum son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel, -- and, at their hand, repaired, Zadok son of Baana;    5. and, at their hand, repaired, the Tekoites, -- but, their chiefs, put not their neck into the service of their lords.    6. And, the old gate, did Joiada son of Paseah, and Meshullam, son of Besodeiah, repair, -- they, laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof;    7. and, at their hand, repaired, Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, -- who pertained to the throne of the pasha Beyond the River;    8. at his hand, repaired, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, and, at his hand, repaired Hananiah son of the perfumers, -- and they fortified Jerusalem, as far as the broad wall;    9. and, at their hand, repaired, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-circuit of Jerusalem;    10. and, at their hand, repaired, Jedaiah son of Harumaph, even over against his own house, -- and, at his hand, repaired, Hattush, son of Hashabneiah;    11. a second length, did Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab, repair, -- also the tower of the ovens;    12. and, at his hand, repaired, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-circuit of Jerusalem, -- he and his daughters.    13. The valley-gate, did Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah, repair, -- they, built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, -- also a thousand cubits in the wall, as far as the dung-gate.    14. And, the dung-gate, did Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the circuit of Beth-haccherem, repair, -- he, built it, and set up the doors thereof, he locks thereof, and the bars thereof.    15. And, the fountain-gate, did Shallun son of Col-hozeh ruler of the circuit of Mizpah, repair, he, built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, -- also the wall of the pool of Shelah, by the garden of the king, even as far as the stairs that go down from the city of David;    16. after him, repaired, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of the half-circuit of Beth-zur, -- as far as over against the sepulchres of David, even unto the pool which had been made, and unto the house of heroes;    17. after him, repaired, the Levites, Rehum son of Bani, -- at his hand, repaired, Hashabiah, ruler of the half-circuit of Keilah, for his circuit;    18. after him, repaired, their brethren, Bavvai son of Henadad, -- ruler of the [other] half-circuit of Keilah;    19. and there repaired at his hand, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, a second length, -- over against the ascent of the armoury, at the corner;    20. after him, zealously repaired Baruch son of Zabbai, a second length, -- from the corner, unto the opening of the house of Eliashib, the high priest;    21. after him, repaired, Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz, a second length, -- from the opening of the house of Eliashib, even unto the end of the house of Eliashib;    22. and, after him, repaired, the priests, the men of the Circuit;    23. after him, repaired, Benjamin and Hasshub, over against their own house, -- after him, repaired, Azariah son of Maaseiah son of Ananiah, beside his own house;    24. after him, repaired, Binnui son of Henadad, a second length, -- from the house of Azariah, unto the corner, even unto the pinnacle:    25. Palal, son of Uzai, from over against the corner, and the tower that projecteth from the upper house of the king, which belongeth to the court of custody, -- after him, Pedaiah son of Parosh.    26. Now, the Nethinim, were dwelling in Ophel, -- as far as over against the water-gate, on the east, and the tower that projecteth;    27. after him, repaired, the Tekoites, a second length, -- from over against the great tower that projecteth, even unto the wall of Ophel:    28. from beside the horse-gate, repaired the priests, every one over against his own house;    29. after him, repaired, Zadok son of Immer, over against his own house, -- and, after him, repaired, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, keeper of the east-gate;    30. after him, repaired, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun sixth son of Zalaph, a second length, -- after him, repaired, Meshullam son of Berechiah, over against his chamber;    31. after him, repaired, Malchijah son of Zorphi, as far as the house of the Nethinim, and the traders, -- over against the muster-gate, even unto the ascent of the pinnacle;    32. and, between the ascent of the pinnacle and the sheep-gate, repaired, the goldsmiths, and the traders.