And Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they built the sheep-gate. They hallowed it, and set up its doors; and they hallowed it even to the tower of Meah, to the tower of Hananeel.
And next to them built the men of Jericho. And next to them built Zaccur the son of Imri.
And the fish-gate did the sons of Senaah build: they laid its beams, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars.
And next to them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next to them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next to them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
And next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
And the gate of the old wall repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodiah; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.
And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the seat of the governor on this side the river.
Next to them repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths; and next to him repaired Hananiah of the perfumers, and they left Jerusalem in its state as far as the broad wall.
And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
And next to them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next to him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah.
Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-Moab repaired a second piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
And next to them repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
The valley-gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the dung-gate.
And the dung-gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the chief of the district of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars.
And the fountain-gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the chief of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, and to the stairs that go down from the city of David.
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the chief of the half district of Beth-zur, even over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him repaired Hashabiah, the chief of the half district of Keilah, for his district.
After him repaired their brethren, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the chief of the half district of Keilah.
And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, a second piece over against the going up to the armoury at the angle.
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another piece, from the angle to the entry of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib as far as the end of the house of Eliashib.
And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain of Jordan.
After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, by his house.
After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah to the angle, as far as the corner.
Palal the son of Uzai, over against the angle, and the high tower that lies out from the king's house, which was by the court of the prison. After him, Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
(Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, even over against the water-gate toward the east, and the tower which lies out.)
After him the Tekoites repaired a second piece, over against the great tower which lies out, as far as 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 Immer over against his house. And after him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, a second piece. After them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
After him repaired Malchijah of the goldsmiths to the place of the Nethinim and of the dealers, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the ascent of the corner.
And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep-gate repaired the goldsmiths and the dealers.
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High priest Eliashib with fellow priests build Sheep Gate, sanctify it with doors, bolts, bars, build wall to Tower of Hundred and Tower of Hananel; men of Jericho build next section, Zaccur son of Imri builds next. Detailed construction assignments: Sons of Hassenaah build Fish Gate; Meremoth repairs next to them; Meshullam, Zadok, Tekoites (whose nobles won't help), Jehoiada and Meshullam repair Old Gate; Gibeonites and Mizpah men repair to governor's throne; Uzziel (goldsmith), Hananiah (perfumer) fortify Jerusalem to Broad Wall. Continues listing builders by wall sections: Rephaiah rules half-district of Jerusalem; Jedaiah repairs opposite his house; Hattush, Malchijah (ruler of half-district of Beth Zur), Shallum with daughters, Valley Gate by Hanun and Zanoah inhabitants (1,000 cubits to Refuse Gate); Malchijah repairs Refuse Gate; Shallun does Fountain Gate with stairs from David's city. Levites under Rehum, then Hashabiah for his half-district, brothers for other half of Keilah; Ezer (Mizpah ruler) repairs opposite armory ascent; Baruch zealously repairs from corner to Eliashib's door; priests from plain, Benjamin and Hasshub opposite their house, Azariah by his house; Binnui repairs from Azariah's to corner buttress; Palal opposite buttress and projecting tower; Tekoites' second section; priests repair each opposite own house; ends with Shemaiah (East Gate keeper), Hananiah, Hanun, Meshullam, goldsmiths and merchants to upper room corner and Sheep Gate.
Rebuilding Jerusalem's walls and community reforms led by Nehemiah.
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