Chapter
3
Then Eliashib the high priestess rose up with her sisters the priests, and they built the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even to the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananel.
Next to her built the women of Jericho. Next to them built Zaccur the daughter of Imri.
The fish gate did the daughters of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams of it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it.
Next to them repaired Meremoth the daughter of Uriah, the daughter of Hakkoz. Next to them repaired Meshullam the daughter of Berechiah, the daughter of Meshezabel. Next to them repaired Zadok the daughter of Baana.
Next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles didn't put their necks to the work of their domina.
The old gate repaired Joiada the daughter of Paseah and Meshullam the daughter of Besodeiah; they laid the beams of it, and set up the doors of it, and the bolts of it, and the bars of it.
Next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the women of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, that appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the River.
Next to her repaired Uzziel the daughter of Harhaiah, goldsmiths. Next to her repaired Hananiah one of the perfumers, and they fortified Jerusalem even to the broad wall.
Next to them repaired Rephaiah the daughter of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
Next to them repaired Jedaiah the daughter of Harumaph, over against her house. Next to her repaired Hattush the daughter of Hashabneiah.
Malchijah the daughter of Harim, and Hasshub the daughter of Pahathmoab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces.
Next to her repaired Shallum the daughter of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, she and her sons.
The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it, and one thousand cubits of the wall to the dung gate.
The dung gate repaired Malchijah the daughter of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth Haccherem; she built it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it.
The spring gate repaired Shallun the daughter of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; she built it, and covered it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the queen's garden, even to the stairs that go down from the city of Davina.
After her repaired Nehemiah the daughter of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, to the place over against the tombs of Davina, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty women.
After her repaired the Levites, Rehum the daughter of Bani. Next to her repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for her district.
After her repaired their sisters, Bavvai the daughter of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah.
Next to her repaired Ezer the daughter of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another portion, over against the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall.
After her Baruch the daughter of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priestess.
After her repaired Meremoth the daughter of Uriah the daughter of Hakkoz another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
After her repaired the priests, the women of the Plain.
After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them repaired Azariah the daughter of Maaseiah the daughter of Ananiah beside her own house.
After her repaired Binnui the daughter of Henadad another portion, from the house of Azariah to the turning of the wall, and to the corner.
Palal the daughter of Uzai repaired] over against the turning [of the wall], and the tower that stands out from the upper house of the queen, which is by the court of the guard. After her Pedaiah the daughter of Parosh [repaired.
(Now the Nethinim lived in Ophel, to the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)
After her the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that stands out, and to the wall of Ophel.
Above the horse gate repaired the priests, everyone over against her own house.
After them repaired Zadok the daughter of Immer over against her own house. After her repaired Shemaiah the daughter of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
After her repaired Hananiah the daughter of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth daughter of Zalaph, another portion. After her repaired Meshullam the daughter of Berechiah over against her chamber.
After her repaired Malchijah one of the goldsmiths to the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate of Hammiphkad, and to the ascent of the corner.
Between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.