Chapter 3

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up⁴ with his brethren the priests, and they builded⁴ the sheep gate; they sanctified¹⁴ it, and set up⁵⁵ the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified¹⁴ it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

And next unto him builded¹ the men of Jericho. And next to them builded¹ Zaccur the son of Imri.

But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build,¹ who [also] laid the beams¹⁴ thereof, and set up⁵⁵ the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

And next unto them repaired⁵² Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired⁵² Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired⁵² Zadok the son of Baana.

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired;⁵² but their nobles put⁵² not their necks to the work of their Lord.

Moreover the old gate repaired⁵² Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams¹⁴ thereof, and set up⁵⁵ the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

And next unto them repaired⁵² 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.

Next unto him repaired⁵² Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths.⁶ Next unto him also repaired⁵² Hananiah the son of [one of] the apothecaries, and they fortified⁴ Jerusalem unto the broad wall.

And next unto them repaired⁵² Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

And next unto them repaired⁵² Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired⁵² Hattush the son of Hashabniah.

Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired⁵² the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.

And next unto him repaired⁵² Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.

The valley gate repaired⁵² Hanun, and the inhabitants⁶ of Zanoah; they built¹ it, and set up⁵⁵ the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.

But the dung gate repaired⁵² Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; ^{3754 1021} he built⁴ it, and set up⁵⁵ the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

But the gate of the fountain repaired⁵² Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built⁴ it, and covered¹⁷ it, and set up⁵⁵ 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 down⁶ from the city of David.

After him repaired⁵² Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto [the place] over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made,⁷ and unto the house of the mighty.

After him repaired⁵² the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired⁵² Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.

After him repaired⁵² their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.

And next to him repaired¹⁷ Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up² to the armoury at the turning [of the wall].

After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly⁵² repaired⁵² the other piece, from the turning [of the wall] unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

After him repaired⁵² 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.

And after him repaired⁵² the priests, the men of the plain.

After him repaired⁵² Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired⁵² Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.

After him repaired⁵² Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning [of the wall], even unto the corner.

Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning [of the wall], and the tower which lieth out⁶ from the king's high house, that [was] by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.

Moreover the Nethinims dwelt⁶ in Ophel, ⁶⁰⁷⁶ unto [the place] over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.⁶

After them the Tekoites repaired⁵² another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out,⁶ even unto the wall of Ophel. ⁶⁰⁷⁶

From above the horse gate repaired⁵² the priests, every one over against his house.

After them repaired⁵² Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired⁵² also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper⁶ of the east gate.

After him repaired⁵² Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired⁵² Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.

After him repaired⁵² Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants,⁶ over against the gate Miphkad, ⁴⁶⁶³ and to the going up of the corner.

And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired⁵² the goldsmiths⁶ and the merchants.⁶