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Nehemiah 7:1-3
Amplified Bible
Nehemiah 7:1-3
Amplified Bible
Census of First Returned Exiles
7 Now when the wall had been rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites had been appointed, 2 I put my brother Hanani, with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, for Hananiah was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many [of the others]. 3 I said to them, “Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the [a]sun is hot; and while the watchmen are still standing guard, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from the residents of Jerusalem, each at his post [on the wall], and each in front of his own house.”
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- Nehemiah 7:3 Under normal conditions the city gates were open from sunrise to sunset. Because of security concerns the hours these gates were open was limited.
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