Chapter 3 Then Eliashib, the high priest, rose up with his brethren the priests,
and they builded the sheep-gate.
They sanctified it, and set up the doors of it.
Even unto the tower of Meir they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananiel.
And next unto him builded the men of Jericho, and next to them builded Zechua
the son of Imri.
But the fish-gate did the sons of Hasaneah build, who also laid the beams thereof,
and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
And next unto them repaired Merimoth the son of Uriah, the son of Chaz.
And next unto them repaired Meshulam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabiel.
And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baanah.
And next unto them the Tikkoites repaired.
But their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord.
Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Peseah, and Meshulam the son of
Besodeah.
They laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof,
and the bars thereof.
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Maronithite,
the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this
side the river.
Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhea of the goldsmiths.
Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries.
And they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
And next unto them repaired Raphael the son of Hur, the ruler of the half-barth of
Jerusalem.
And next unto them repaired Judea the son of Harumoth, even over against his house.
And next unto him repaired Hatush the son of Hashabniah.
Malkijah the son of Herim, and Heshub the son of Peiath Moab repaired the other
piece and the tower of the furnaces.
And next unto him repaired Shalem the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half-barth
of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
The valley gate repaired Hanan, and the inhabitants of Zanoah.
They built it, and set up 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 repaired Malkiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of
Beth-hacharim.
He built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
But the gate of the fountain repaired Shalem the son of Qolhuzah, the ruler of
part of Mizpah.
He built it, and covered it, and set up 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 down from the city of David.
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Asbuk, the ruler of the half part of
Beth-sur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that
was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Benai.
Next unto him repaired Hashebiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah,
in his part.
After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Hanadad, the ruler of the
half part of Keilah.
And next to him repaired Esau, the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah,
another piece over against the going up to the armory at the turning of the wall.
After him Baruch, the son of Zabite, earnestly repaired the other piece,
from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib, the high priest.
After him repaired Merimoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Chaz, another piece,
from the door of the house of Eliashib, even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
After him repaired Benjamin and Heshub, over against their house.
After him repaired Azariah, the son of Measeah, the son of Ammoniah, by his
house.
After him repaired Binuai, the son of Hanadad, another piece, from the house of
Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
Palal, the son of Uzziah, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which
lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison.
After him Padaiah, the son of Perosh.
Moreover the Nethanim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate
toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
After them the Tichoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that
lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
After them repaired Zadok, the son of Imah, over against his house.
After him repaired also Shimeah, the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the
east gate.
After him repaired Hananiah, the son of Shalamiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of
Zalaph, another piece.
After him repaired Moshulam, the son of Barakiah, over against his chamber.
After him repaired Malkiah, the goldsmith's son, unto the place of the
Nethanims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad,
and to the going up of the corner.
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the
goldsmiths and the merchants.