1 ARST { These are the names of the people who helped to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem.} Eliashib the Supreme Priest and his fellow priests began by rebuilding the Sheep Gate. They dedicated this gate{ to God, as a symbolic way of dedicating the entire wall.} Then they set the doors of the Sheep Gate in place. They rebuilt the wall as far as the Tower of 100 Soldiers and{ beyond that} to the Tower of Hananel. Then they dedicated that part of the wall{ to God} as well. BSB BSB: At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
2 ARST Next to them, people from Jericho rebuilt{ part of the wall}. Next to them, Zaccur, the son of Imri, rebuilt{ part of the wall}. BSB BSB: The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.
3 ARST The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt the Fish Gate. They framed it with{ wooden} beams, they set its doors in place, and they installed bolts and bars{ for locking the gate}. BSB BSB: The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
4 ARST Next to them, Meremoth, the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, repaired{ part of the wall}. Next to him, Meshullam, the son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, repaired{ part of the wall}. Next to him, Zadok the son of Baana repaired{ part of the wall}. BSB BSB: Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.
5 ARST Next to him, some people from Tekoa repaired{ part of the wall}. But the leading citizens of Tekoa were too proud to do the work that the leaders{ of Judah had asked them to do}. BSB BSB: Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
6 ARST Joiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah, repaired the Old Gate. They framed it with{ wooden} beams, they set its doors in place, and they installed bolts and bars{ for locking the gate}. BSB BSB: The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
7 ARST Next to them, Melatiah from{ the city of} Gibeon, Jadon from{ the town of} Meronoth, and other men from Gibeon and from the{ city of} Mizpah repaired{ part of the wall}. They repaired it as far as the residence of the governor of{ the province} Beyond the River. BSB BSB: Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.
9 ARST Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur repaired{ part of the wall}. Rephaiah ruled half of the district of Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;
10 ARST Next to him, Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired{ the part of the wall} near his house. Next to him, Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired{ part of the wall}. BSB BSB: next to him, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house; and next to him, Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs.
11 ARST Malkijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahath- Moab repaired another section{ of the wall}, along with the Tower of the Ovens. BSB BSB: Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
12 ARST Next to them, Shallum the son of Hallohesh repaired{ part of the wall}. Shallum ruled the{ other} half of the district of Jerusalem. His daughers worked with him on the repairs. BSB BSB: And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.
13 ARST Hanun and some people from{ the city of} Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt the gate, they set its doors in place, and they installed bolts and bars{ for locking the gate}. They also repaired 1500 feet of the wall, as far as the Rubbish Gate. BSB BSB: The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
14 ARST Malkijah. the son of Rechab, repaired the Rubbish Gate. Malkijah ruled the district of Beth- Hakkerem. He rebuilt the gate, he set its doors in place, and he installed bolts and bars{ for locking the gate}. BSB BSB: The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
16 ARST Next to him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk repaired{ the wall} as far as the place opposite the tombs in{ the City of} David, to the reservoir that the people had made and the army barracks. Nehemiah ruled half of the district of Beth- Zur. BSB BSB: Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.
17 ARST Next to him, some Levites repaired{ parts of the wall}. One of them was Rehum the son of Bani. Next to them, Hashabiah, who ruled half of the district of Keilah, repaired{ a section of the wall} on behalf of the people of his district. BSB BSB: Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
18 ARST { Some other Levites} repaired the next{ section of the wall}. Next to them, Binnui the son of Henadad, who ruled the other half of the district of Keilah, repaired{ more of the wall}. BSB BSB: Next to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.
19 ARST Next to him, Ezer the son of Jeshua repaired another section{ of the wall}. Ezer ruled the{ city of} Mizpah.{ He started} from a place in front of the steps that went up to the building for storing weapons,{ and he finished} at the place where the wall bends slightly. BSB BSB: And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory, near the angle in the wall.
20 ARST Next to him, Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired another section with great enthusiasm, from the bend in the wall as far as the door of the house of Eliashib the Supreme Priest. BSB BSB: Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
21 ARST Next to him, Meremoth, the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of that house. BSB BSB: Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.
22 ARST Next to him, some priests from the area around{ Jerusalem} repaired{ a section of the wall}. BSB BSB: And next to him, the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.
23 ARST Next to them, Benjamin and Hasshub repaired{ a section} opposite their house. Azariah, the son of Maaseiah and grandson of Ananiah, repaired the next{ section}, beside his house. BSB BSB: Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.
24 ARST Next to him, Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the bend in the wall as far as the bulwark. BSB BSB: After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,
25 ARST { Next to him,} Palal the son of Uzai{ repaired a section}. He began at the place opposite the bend in the wall{ where} the watchtower is taller than the upper palace that King{ Solomon built}. That is near the courtyard where the guards live. Next to him, Pedaiah the son of Parosh{ repaired a section}. BSB BSB: and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh
26 ARST The temple servants who lived on Ophel{ Hill}{ repaired the wall} as far as the eastern side of the Water Gate,{ where there is} a tall tower. BSB BSB: and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.
27 ARST Next to them, the people from Tekoa repaired another section, from opposite the very tall watchtower as far as the wall at Ophel{ Hill}. BSB BSB: And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
28 ARST A group of priests repaired{ the wall} starting at the Horse Gate. Each one repaired{ the section} in front of his own house. BSB BSB: Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.
29 ARST Next to them, Zadok the son of Immer repaired{ the section} in front of his house. Then Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, who was the gatekeeper at the East Gate, repaired the next{ section}. BSB BSB: Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.
30 ARST Next to him, Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam the son of Berechiah repaired{ the section} opposite the rooms{ where} he{ lived}. BSB BSB: Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.
31 ARST Malkijah, who was{ another} one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next{ section}, as far as the building used by the temple servants and the merchants. That building was opposite the Appointment Gate. He{ rebuilt the wall} as far as the upper apartments{ of this building}, which were on the corner. BSB BSB: Next to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.
32 ARST Some of the{ other} goldsmiths, along with some merchants, repaired{ the last section of the wall} from the corner apartments to the Sheep Gate. BSB BSB: And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
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