Neh 3:1-7 - Commentary

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Text -- Nehemiah 3:1-7 (NET)

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The Names of the Builders

3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest and his priestly colleagues arose and built the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and erected its doors, working as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel. 3:2 The men of Jericho built adjacent to it, and Zaccur son of Imri built adjacent to them. 3:3 The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 3:4 Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakoz, worked on the section adjacent to them. Meshullam son of Berechiah the son of Meshezabel worked on the section next to them. And Zadok son of Baana worked on the section adjacent to them. 3:5 The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders would not assist with the work of their master. 3:6 Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah worked on the Jeshanah Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 3:7 Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men of Gibeon and Mizpah. These towns were under the jurisdiction of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.

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Names, People and Places:

· Baana son of Rimmon and a Benjamite captain of Ishbosheth's army,a man of Netophah; father of Heled, one of David's mighty men.,a leader returned exiles who pledged to keep God's law

· Berechiah son of Meshullam; a descendant of Jehoiachin, king of Judah,son of Shimea (Levi); father of Asaph, David's song leader,son of Asa; a Levite who led his clan back from exile,a Levite porter for the ark in David's time,son of Meshillemoth, a man of Ephraim in the time of Pekah 741 BC (YC),son of Meshezabel; father of Meshullam a wall repairman,son of Iddo; father of Zechariah the prophet

· Besodeiah father of Meshullam, who repaired the "Old Gate" of Jerusalem

· Eliashib chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,son of Eli-O-Enai, (Hananiah Zerubbabel David),high priest in the days of Nehemiah,a Levite singer who agreed to put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Zattu clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani clan who put away his heathen wife,a chief priest; son of Joiakim

· Gibeon a town of Benjamin pioneered by Jeiel of Benjamin

· Gibeonite resident(s) of the town of Gibeon

· Hakkoz chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,head of a clan of returnees lacking proof of being priests,father of Uriah, during the exile

· Hananel a tower on the wall of Jerusalem

· Hassenaah father of the men who rebuilt the fish gate of Jerusalem

· Imri son of Bani of Judah,father of Zaccur who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem

· Jadon a Meronothite who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem

· Jericho a town five miles west of the Jordan and 15 miles northeast of Jerusalem,a town of Benjamin 11 km NW of the mouth of the Jordan River

· Johanan son of Kareah; a militia leader who rallied to Gedaliah,son of King Josiah,son of Eli-O-Enai, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,a high priest; son of Azariah I,a Benjamite man who defected to David at Ziklag,Gadite officer who defected to David in the wilderness,a man of Ephraim; father of Azariah, who opposed Israel's taking Judeans captive,son of Hakkatan; head of a family group descended from Azgad who returned from exile,a Levite leader during the time of Nehemiah,son of Eliashib; a chief priest

· Melatiah a man from Gibeon who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem

· Meremoth son of Uriah the priest,a layman of the Bani Clan who put away his heathen wife,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

· Meronothite a resident of the town of Meronoth near Gibeon

· Meshezabel father of Berekiah and grandfather of Meshullam who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem.,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law

· Meshullam grandfather of Shaphan, King Josiah's secretary,son of Zerubbabel,son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad,son of Elpaal of Benjamin,son of Hodaviah of Benjamin,son of Shephatiah of Benjamin,a high priest; son of Zadok II,son of Meshillemith; a priest,a Kohath Levite overseer of temple restoration for King Josiah,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a man who opposed the Jews putting away their heathen wives,a layman of the Bani Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel; a repairer of the wall,son of Besodeiah; a man who helped repair a gate in the wall,a man who stood with Ezra when he publicly read the law to the assembly,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,son of Joed of Benjamin; father of Sallu, a returned exile,a priest and head of the house of Ezra under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah,a priest, head of the house of Ginnethon in Nehemiah's time,a man who was a gate keeper in the time of Nehemiah

· Mizpah a town of Moab

· Old Gate a gate into Jerusalem

· Paseah son of Eshton; a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC),a Levite; head of a group of temple servants in Ezra's time,father of Joiada who repaired the Old Gate of Jerusalem

· Sheep Gate the gate in the wall of Jerusalem on northeastern corner,a gate into Jerusalem

· sheep gate the gate in the wall of Jerusalem on northeastern corner,a gate into Jerusalem

· Tekoite resident(s) of the town of Tekoa

· Tower of Hananel a specific tower on the northern wall of Jerusalem

· Tower of the Hundred a specific tower on the northern wall of Jerusalem

· Uriah the husband of Bathsheba with whom David committed adultery,a Hittite man who was one of David's military elite,the high priest who served under King Ahaz of Judah,father of Meremoth the priest who received the temple vessels,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim

· Zaccur father of Shammua, the Reubenite who spied in Canaan,son of Hammuel of the tribe of Simeon,a Levite of the clan of Merari,son of Asaph (Shimei Gershom Levi),a leader among the Bigvai Clan who returned from exile,son of Imri; one who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem,son of Henadad, a Levite who contracted to obey the law,son of Mattaniah; father of Hanan, assistant treasurer

· Zadok a son of Azor; the father of Akim; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahitub II; high priest Zadok I in David's time,father of Jerusha, who was the mother of King Jotham,the chief priest Zadok II; son of Meraioth II,a man who was one of David's military elite from Aaron's clan,son of Baana; one of those who helped rebuild the wall,son of Immer; one of those who helped rebuild the wall,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a Levite who served as Nehemiah's scribe

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Neh 3:1 The translation reads וְעַד (vÿ’ad, “and unto”) rather than the MT reading עַד ...

NET Notes: Neh 3:2 Heb “it.”

NET Notes: Neh 3:5 The plural form אֲדֹנֵיהֶם (’adonehem, “lords”) is probably a plural of ...

NET Notes: Neh 3:6 Or “the Old Gate” (cf. KJV, ASV, NASB, NCV, NRSV, NLT).

NET Notes: Neh 3:7 Heb “to the seat.”

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