16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the [a]tombs of David, to the (A)man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty.

17 After him the Levites, under Rehum the son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, leader of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. 18 After him their brethren, under [b]Bavai the son of Henadad, leader of the other half of the district of Keilah, made repairs. 19 And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the (B)buttress.[c] 20 After him Baruch the son of [d]Zabbai carefully repaired the other section, from the [e]buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of [f]Koz, repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.

22 And after him the priests, the men of the plain, made repairs.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:16 LXX, Syr., Vg. tomb
  2. Nehemiah 3:18 So with MT, Vg.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr. Binnui (cf. v. 24)
  3. Nehemiah 3:19 Lit. turning
  4. Nehemiah 3:20 A few Heb. mss., Syr., Vg. Zaccai
  5. Nehemiah 3:20 Lit. turning
  6. Nehemiah 3:21 Or Hakkoz

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