Nehemiah Chapter 3

1Then arose Eliashib the high Priest with his brethren the Priests, and they built the sheep gate: they repaired it, and set up the doors thereof: even unto the tower of Meah repaired they it, and unto the tower of Hananel.

2And next unto him built the men of Jericho, and beside him Zaccur the son of Imri.

3But the fish port did the sons of Senaah build, which also laid the beams thereof, and set on the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

4And next unto them fortified Meremoth, the son of Urijah, the son of Koz: and next unto them fortified Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel: and next unto them fortified Zadok, the son of Baana:

5And next unto them fortified the Tekoites: but the great men of them put not their necks to the works of their lords.

6And the gate of the old fish pool fortified Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah: they laid the beams thereof, and set on the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

7Next unto them also fortified Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the Duke, which was beyond the River.

8Next unto him fortified Uzziel the son of Harhaiah of the goldsmiths: next unto him also fortified Hananiah the son of Harakkahim, and they repaired Jerusalem unto the broad wall.

9Also next unto them fortified Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

10And next unto him fortified Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house: and next unto him fortified Hattush the son of Hashabniah.

11Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab fortified the second portion, and the tower of the furnaces.

12Next unto him also fortified Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.

13The valley gate fortified Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah: they built it, and set on the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, even a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung port.

14But the dung port fortified Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the fourth part of Beth Haccarem: he built it, and set on the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

15But the gate of the fountain fortified Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, the ruler of the fourth part of Mizpah: he built it, and covered it, and set on the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall unto the fish pool of Shelah by the king’s garden, and unto the steps that go down from the city of David.

16After him fortified Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth Zur until the other side over against the sepulchers of David and to the fish pool that was repaired, and unto the house of the mighty.

17After him fortified the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani, and the next unto him fortified Hashabiah the ruler of the half part of Keilah in his quarter.

18After him fortified their brethren: Bavai, the son of Henadad the ruler of the half part of Keilah:

19And next unto him fortified Ezer, the son of Jeshua the ruler of Mizpah, the other portion over against the going up to the corner of the armor.

20After him was earnest Baruch the son of Zabbai, and fortified another portion from the corner unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high Priest.

21After him fortified Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, another portion from the door of the house of Eliashib, even as long as the house of Eliashib extended.

22After him also fortified the Priests, the men of the plain.

23After them fortified Benjamin, and Hasshub over against their house: after him fortified Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, by his house.

24After him fortified Binnui, the son of Henadad another portion, from the house of Azariah unto the turning and unto the corner.

25Palal, the son of Uzai, from over against the corner, and the high tower, that lieth out from the King’s house, which is beside the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.

26And the Nethinim they dwelt in the fortress unto the place over against the water gate Eastward, and to the tower that lieth out.

27After him fortified the Tekoites another portion over against the great tower that lieth out even unto the wall of the fortress.

28From above the horse gate forth fortified the Priests, every one over against his house.

29After them fortified Zadok the son of Immer over against his house: and after him fortified Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah the keeper of the East gate.

30After him fortified Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the son of Zalaph, the sixth, another portion: after him fortified Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, over against his chamber.

31After him fortified Malchijah the goldsmith’s son, until the house of the Nethinim, and of the Merchants over against the gate Miphkad, and to the chamber in the corner.

32And between the chamber of the corner unto the sheep gate fortified the goldsmiths and the merchants.