Nehemiah 3
Overview
3:1 The names and order of them that built the wall. Verse 1 Eliashib Nehemiah 12:10, 13:28 the sheep gateThis gate is supposed to have immediately communicated with the temple, and to have been called the sheep gate, because the sheep intended for sacrifice passed through it. But, after all which learned men have written on this subject, which is but of little interest, we scarcely know anything about these gates: what they were, why called by these names, or in what part of the wall they were situated, beyond what may be learned from the parallel passages. 12:39; John 5:2 sanctified it Nehemiah 12:30; Deuteronomy 20:5; Psalm 30:1 *title Proverbs 3:6, 3:9 the tower Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10 Reciprocal Numbers 21:18 - princes; Ezra 10:6 - Johanan; Nehemiah 2:8 - the wall; 3:20 - Eliashib; 3:32 - the sheep gate; 6:1 - at that time; 7:1 - the wall; Psalm 147:2 - build; 147:13 - he hath; Ecclesiastes 9:10 - thy hand; Isaiah 44:26 - and I will; Jeremiah 30:18 - the city; Daniel 9:25 - from; Micah 7:11 - the day Verse 2 next unto himHeb. at his handthe men Nehemiah 7:36; Ezra 2:34 Zaccur Nehemiah 10:12
Verse 3 the fish gate Nehemiah 12:39; 2 Chronicles 33:14; Zephaniah 1:10 the beams Nehemiah 3:6, 2:8 the doors 6:1, 7:1
Verse 4 Meremoth Nehemiah 3:21, 10:15 Urijah Ezra 8:33, UriahMeshullam Nehemiah 10:7 Reciprocal 3:30 - Meshullam; 6:18 - Meshullam; 10:5 - Meremoth; 10:21 - Meshezabeel Verse 5 the Tekoites Nehemiah 3:27; 2 Samuel 14:2; Amos 1:1 their nobles Judges 5:23; Jeremiah 5:4, 5:5; 1 Corinthians 1:26; 1 Timothy 6:17, 6:18 put not Jeremiah 27:2, 27:8, 27:12, 30:8, 30:9; Matthew 11:29; Acts 15:10 Reciprocal Numbers 21:18 - princes; 2 Chronicles 11:6 - Tekoa; Nehemiah 6:17 - the nobles Verse 6 Nehemiah 12:39 Reciprocal Ezra 10:15 - Meshullam; Nehemiah 3:3 - the beams; 6:1 - at that time; 10:7 - Meshullam Verse 7 the Gibeonite Joshua 9:3-27; 2 Samuel 21:2 Mizpah Nehemiah 3:19; 2 Chronicles 16:6 the throneThat is, probably, the palace of the Persian governor, west of the Euphrates; the term throne being used to signify any royal abode: for Sir J. Chardin, describing a splendid tent erected by the king of Persia, says "that there was an inscription wrought upon the cornice of the anti-chamber, which gave it the appellation of the throne of the second Solomon." Sitting upon a throne has, however, sometimes been granted to governors. Nehemiah 2:8 Reciprocal 3:15 - Mizpah Verse 8 the goldsmiths Nehemiah 3:31, 3:32; Isaiah 46:6 of the apothecaries Genesis 50:2; Exodus 30:25; Ecclesiastes 10:1 fortifiedor, leftthe broad wall Nehemiah 12:38
Verse 9 the ruler Nehemiah 3:12, 3:17 Reciprocal Numbers 7:84 - the princes; Nehemiah 3:14 - the ruler; 3:15 - the ruler; 3:16 - the ruler; 7:43 - Hodevah Verse 10 even Nehemiah 3:23, 3:28-30 Hattush 10:4
Verse 11 Harim Nehemiah 10:5 Pahathmoab 7:11, 10:14; Ezra 2:6, 8:4 other pieceHeb. second measurethe tower Nehemiah 12:38 Reciprocal Ezra 10:31 - Malchiah; Nehemiah 3:24 - another piece; 10:3 - Malchijah Verse 12 the ruler Nehemiah 3:9, 3:14-18 he and his daughters Exodus 35:25; Acts 21:8, 21:9; Philippians 4:3 Reciprocal Nehemiah 3:15 - the ruler; 3:16 - the ruler Verse 13 the valley gate Nehemiah 2:13 ZanoahThere were two towns of the name of Zanoah in the tribe of Judah. See the parallel passages. 11:30; Joshua 15:34, 15:56; 1 Chronicles 4:18 Reciprocal 2 Chronicles 26:9 - the valley gate; Nehemiah 12:31 - dung gate Verse 14 the dung gate Nehemiah 2:13, 12:31 the ruler 3:9, 3:12, 3:15-18 BethhacceremBeth-haccerem was a town of Judah, situated on a mountain, between Jerusalem and Tekoa, according to Jerome on Jer. 6. Dr. Pococke conjectures that the Mountain of the Franks, called also the Mount of Bethulia, from a village of that name near it, west-north-west of Tekoa, is the ancient Beth-haccerem; the position of which seems to agree with the citadel of Herodium, built by Herod, on a moderate-sized hill, sixty furlongs from Jerusalem. Jeremiah 6:1 Reciprocal Nehemiah 3:16 - the ruler Verse 15 the gate Nehemiah 2:14, 12:37; 2 Chronicles 32:30 the ruler Nehemiah 3:9, 3:12, 3:14 Mizpah 3:7; Judges 20:1, 20:3, Mizpeh, Jeremiah 40:6 SiloahSiloah was situated under the eastern wall of Jerusalem, between that city and the brook Kedron, and is described by Chateaubriand as lying at the foot of Mount Zion. Dr. Richardson represents the pool of Siloam as occurring higher up the valley of Jehoshaphat, towards the north, than the well of Nehemiah, a little beyond the village of Siloa, and nearly opposite the tombs of Jehoshaphat and Zechariah. Isaiah 8:6, Shiloah, Luke 13:4; John 9:7, Siloamthe stairs 2 Samuel 5:6, 5:7 Reciprocal 2 Kings 9:13 - on the top; Nehemiah 3:19 - Mizpah; 11:5 - Colhozeh Verse 16 the ruler Nehemiah 3:9, 3:12, 3:14 Bethzur Joshua 15:58; 1 Chronicles 2:45; 2 Chronicles 11:7 the sepulchres 16:14; Acts 2:29 the pool 2 Kings 20:20; Isaiah 7:3, 22:11 the house 1 Kings 14:27, 14:28; 2 Chronicles 12:10, 12:11; Song of Songs 3:7 Reciprocal Nehemiah 3:17 - the ruler; 12:37 - the fountain gate Verse 17 the ruler Nehemiah 3:16; 1 Chronicles 23:4 Keilah Joshua 15:44; 1 Samuel 23:1, 23:2-13 Reciprocal Ezra 8:19 - Hashabiah; Nehemiah 3:9 - the ruler; 8:7 - Bani; 10:25 - General; 11:22 - Bani; Ezekiel 31:17 - that were Verse 18 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 23:1 - Keilah; Nehemiah 10:9 - Henadad; Ezekiel 31:17 - that were Verse 19 Jeshua Nehemiah 10:9, 12:8 Mizpah 3:15 the turning 2 Chronicles 26:9 Reciprocal Nehemiah 3:7 - Mizpah; 3:24 - another piece; 8:7 - Jeshua; Song of Songs 4:4 - an armoury Verse 20 Zabbaior, Zaccaiearnestly Ecclesiastes 9:10; Romans 12:11 Eliashib Nehemiah 3:1, 3:21, 12:22, 12:23, 13:4, 13:28 Reciprocal Exodus 6:22 - General; 2 Chronicles 26:9 - the turning; Ezra 10:6 - Johanan; Nehemiah 3:24 - the turning; 10:6 - Baruch Verse 21 Meremoth Nehemiah 3:4 Koz 7:63; Ezra 2:61 Reciprocal Nehemiah 3:20 - Eliashib; 3:30 - another piece; 10:5 - Meremoth Verse 22 the men of the plain Nehemiah 6:2, 12:28
Verse 23 over against Nehemiah 3:10, 3:29, 3:30 Azariah 10:2 Maaseiah 8:4, 8:7 Reciprocal 3:28 - every one; 7:3 - every one to be Verse 24 Binnui Nehemiah 10:9 another pieceThat which had been left by Azariah, after he had repaired the wall by his own house. It is probable that some of the principal people were either obliged, or voluntarily offered, to repair those parts of the wall which were opposite, or adjacent, to their own houses. The names of those who repaired the walls are commemorated, because it was an undertaking of piety, virtue, and courage, to restore the holy city. 3:11, 3:19, 3:27 the turning 3:20 Reciprocal 2 Chronicles 26:9 - the turning Verse 25 the king's Jeremiah 22:14, 39:8 by the court Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 32:2, 33:1, 37:21, 39:15 Pedaiah Nehemiah 8:4 Parosh 7:8; Ezra 2:3
Verse 26 Nethinims Nehemiah 7:46-56, 10:28; 1 Chronicles 9:2; Ezra 2:43-58 dweltetc. or, which dwelt in Ophel, repaired untoOphelor, the tower. Nehemiah 3:27, 11:21; 2 Chronicles 27:3, 33:14 the waterThe water gate is supposed to have been that by which the Nethinim brought in water for the use of the temple. Nehemiah 8:1, 8:3, 12:37 Reciprocal Ezra 2:58 - Nethinims; Nehemiah 8:16 - the street of the water gate Verse 27 the Tekoites Nehemiah 3:5 the wall 3:26 Reciprocal 2 Samuel 14:2 - to Tekoah; 2 Chronicles 11:6 - Tekoa; 27:3 - Ophel; 33:14 - Ophel; Nehemiah 3:24 - another piece Verse 28 the horse 2 Kings 11:16; 2 Chronicles 23:15; Jeremiah 31:40 every one Nehemiah 3:10, 3:23 Reciprocal 7:3 - every one to be Verse 29 the son Nehemiah 7:40; Ezra 2:37 Shechaniah 10:2 the east gate Jeremiah 19:2 Reciprocal 2 Chronicles 29:4 - east street; Nehemiah 3:23 - over against; 10:8 - Shemaiah; Ezekiel 40:6 - unto Verse 30 another piece Nehemiah 3:21 Meshullam 3:4 Reciprocal 3:23 - over against; 6:18 - Meshullam; 13:13 - Shelemiah Verse 31 the goldsmith's Nehemiah 3:8, 3:32 going up of the corneror, corner-chamberReciprocal 11:21 - the; 12:39 - the prison; Zephaniah 1:11 - all the Verse 32 the sheep gateThus the whole city was surrounded with a wall; for Eliashib began at the sheep gate. Nehemiah 3:1, 12:39; John 5:2 the goldsmithsThe word tzeraphim may denote smiths, or refiners, or persons that worked in metals of any kind; but it is generally understood of those who worked in gold. From the remotest period of the history of the Jews, they had artists in all the elegant and ornamental trades; and it appears that goldsmiths, apothecaries, and merchants were formed into companies in the time of Nehemiah. Nehemiah 3:8, 3:31 Reciprocal 2 Chronicles 26:9 - the valley gate; Zephaniah 1:11 - all the