Nehemiah 3:18
Ver. 18. After him repaired their brethren,.... Either the brethren of the two before named particularly, or the Levites their brethren in general, as Jarchi: Bavai, the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah; the other half of that place. Nehemiah 3:19Ver. 19. And next to him repaired Ezer, the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah,.... Either of another Mizpah, or of the other half of Mizpah, Ne 3:15another piece; or a second piece; one of the two pieces; for another is mentioned in the next verse:over against the going up to the armoury, at the turning [of the wall]; the western wall towards the south, near to which was a place where armour was laid up; perhaps the same with the tower of David, to which there is an allusion in So 4:4. Nehemiah 3:20Ver. 20. After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece,.... Towards and next to that Ezer the last builder mentioned had repaired; and this he did "earnestly", or in anger as the word signifies, being angry with himself or others that there was any backwardness shown to the work; and therefore, with all haste and eagerness imaginable, attended to it:from the turning of the wall; see the preceding verse:unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest; of whom see Ne 3:1, now either his house was upon the wall, or that part of the wall that was right against the door of his house is here meant. Nehemiah 3:21Ver. 21. After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Koz, another piece,.... He had wrought before in another part, Ne 3:4, but having finished that, he sets his hand a second time to the work:from the door of the house of Eliashib, even to the end of the house of Eliashib; the door of his house seems to have been at one end of it, and from that end to the other was a considerable length; he being a great man, the high priest, had a large house. Nehemiah 3:22Ver. 22. And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. Either of the plain of Jericho, where, in later times at least, there was a station of the priests, or of the plain about Jerusalem; those also assisted in the repairs of the wall. Nehemiah 3:23Ver. 23. After him,.... The last of the priests before mentioned:repaired Benjamin, and Hashub, over against their house; as much of the wall as the length of their house, or houses, were:after him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, by his house: as far as that reached. Nehemiah 3:24Ver. 24. After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad, another piece..... Beginning where Azariah ended:unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner; the corner where the wall turned from the south to the east. Nehemiah 3:25Ver. 25. Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall,.... Who dwelt there, and so repaired what was right against him:and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house: which might be built for prospect, or his upper house:that was by the court of the prison; and we often read in Jeremiah of the court of the prison being in or near the king's house, see Jer 32:2,after him Pedaiah the son of Parosh; went on from hence with the repair. Nehemiah 3:26Ver. 26. Moreover, the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel,.... An high tower upon the wait, in this part of it, see 2Ch 27:3, these were servants to the Levites, and repaired here, where their dwellings were:unto the place over against the water gate toward the east: and as one part of their work was to fetch water for the temple, they were here very properly situated; it led to the king's garden, the valley of Jehoshaphat, and from thence a plain way to Bethany:and the tower that lieth out; from the wall. Nehemiah 3:27Ver. 27. After them the Tekoites repaired another piece,.... Having finished what they undertook in another part of the wall, Ne 3:5, they engage in this part of it; which shows their great zeal and diligence, when their nobles were so backward to it, and withdrew from it:over against the great tower that lieth out; the same as in the preceding verse:even unto the wall of Ophel; from right against the great tower unto the wall the Tekoites repaired. Nehemiah 3:28Ver. 28. From above the horse gate repaired the priests,.... So called, either because near it were stables for horses; or through it horses were led to be watered at the brook of Kidron, to which it was near; or to be exercised in the valley; Josephus {c} speaks of the "hippie", or horse tower, which might be near it:everyone over against his house; for it seems there was a row of houses in which the priests dwelt, and each of them repaired as much of the wall as was right against his house.{c} Ut supra. (De Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2, 3.) Nehemiah 3:29Ver. 29. After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer, over against his house,.... After the last of the priests, this begun where they ended, and repaired as far as his house reached; and being, perhaps, a person of some note, his house might be a large one:after him repaired also Shemaiah, the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate; that is, of the temple; for the gates of the city having been burnt so long, it cannot be thought there should be a keeper of any of them. Nehemiah 3:30Ver. 30. After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece,.... This last man had six sons; but only his youngest son wrought at this work, which is observed to his great commendation:after him repaired Shelemiah the son of Berechiah, over against his chamber; the same as in Ne 3:4 who having finished what he engaged in there, took his part where his chamber was, and repaired over against that. Nehemiah 3:31Ver. 31. After him repaired Malchiah, the goldsmith's son,.... Or the son of Tzoreph, as some, so called from his business:unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants; he repaired up to the place where these dwelt:over against the gate Miphkad; where some think was an house of visitation or correction; and others, where the sanhedrim sat, tried causes, and exercised justice:and to the going up of the corner; from the east to the north. Nehemiah 3:32Ver. 32. And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate,.... Where the building first began and where it now ended:repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants; or druggists; which was done at their expense; and so the wall all round, with the gates of it, were rebuilt and repaired, which was all done in fifty two days, Ne 6:15.
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