3:1 The names and order of them that built the wall. Verse 1EliashibNehemiah 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 itNehemiah 12:30; Deuteronomy 20:5; Psalm 30:1 *title Proverbs 3:6, 3:9 the towerNehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10ReciprocalNumbers 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 2next unto himHeb. at his handthe menNehemiah 7:36; Ezra 2:34 ZaccurNehemiah 10:12

Verse 3the fish gateNehemiah 12:39; 2 Chronicles 33:14; Zephaniah 1:10 the beamsNehemiah 3:6, 2:8 the doors6:1, 7:1

Verse 4MeremothNehemiah 3:21, 10:15 UrijahEzra 8:33, UriahMeshullamNehemiah 10:7Reciprocal3:30 - Meshullam; 6:18 - Meshullam; 10:5 - Meremoth; 10:21 - Meshezabeel Verse 5the TekoitesNehemiah 3:27; 2 Samuel 14:2; Amos 1:1 their noblesJudges 5:23; Jeremiah 5:4, 5:5; 1 Corinthians 1:26; 1 Timothy 6:17, 6:18 put notJeremiah 27:2, 27:8, 27:12, 30:8, 30:9; Matthew 11:29; Acts 15:10ReciprocalNumbers 21:18 - princes; 2 Chronicles 11:6 - Tekoa; Nehemiah 6:17 - the nobles Verse 6Nehemiah 12:39ReciprocalEzra 10:15 - Meshullam; Nehemiah 3:3 - the beams; 6:1 - at that time; 10:7 - Meshullam Verse 7the GibeoniteJoshua 9:3-27; 2 Samuel 21:2 MizpahNehemiah 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 2:8Reciprocal3:15 - Mizpah Verse 8the goldsmithsNehemiah 3:31, 3:32; Isaiah 46:6 of the apothecariesGenesis 50:2; Exodus 30:25; Ecclesiastes 10:1 fortifiedor, leftthe broad wallNehemiah 12:38

Verse 9the rulerNehemiah 3:12, 3:17ReciprocalNumbers 7:84 - the princes; Nehemiah 3:14 - the ruler; 3:15 - the ruler; 3:16 - the ruler; 7:43 - Hodevah Verse 10evenNehemiah 3:23, 3:28-30 Hattush10:4

Verse 11HarimNehemiah 10:5 Pahathmoab7:11, 10:14; Ezra 2:6, 8:4 other pieceHeb. second measurethe towerNehemiah 12:38ReciprocalEzra 10:31 - Malchiah; Nehemiah 3:24 - another piece; 10:3 - Malchijah Verse 12the rulerNehemiah 3:9, 3:14-18 he and his daughtersExodus 35:25; Acts 21:8, 21:9; Philippians 4:3ReciprocalNehemiah 3:15 - the ruler; 3:16 - the ruler Verse 13the valley gateNehemiah 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 4:18Reciprocal2 Chronicles 26:9 - the valley gate; Nehemiah 12:31 - dung gate Verse 14the dung gateNehemiah 2:13, 12:31 the ruler3:9, 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 6:1ReciprocalNehemiah 3:16 - the ruler Verse 15the gateNehemiah 2:14, 12:37; 2 Chronicles 32:30 the rulerNehemiah 3:9, 3:12, 3:14 Mizpah3:7; 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 stairs2 Samuel 5:6, 5:7Reciprocal2 Kings 9:13 - on the top; Nehemiah 3:19 - Mizpah; 11:5 - Colhozeh Verse 16the rulerNehemiah 3:9, 3:12, 3:14 BethzurJoshua 15:58; 1 Chronicles 2:45; 2 Chronicles 11:7 the sepulchres16:14; Acts 2:29 the pool2 Kings 20:20; Isaiah 7:3, 22:11 the house1 Kings 14:27, 14:28; 2 Chronicles 12:10, 12:11; Song of Songs 3:7ReciprocalNehemiah 3:17 - the ruler; 12:37 - the fountain gate Verse 17the rulerNehemiah 3:16; 1 Chronicles 23:4 KeilahJoshua 15:44; 1 Samuel 23:1, 23:2-13ReciprocalEzra 8:19 - Hashabiah; Nehemiah 3:9 - the ruler; 8:7 - Bani; 10:25 - General; 11:22 - Bani; Ezekiel 31:17 - that were Verse 18Reciprocal1 Samuel 23:1 - Keilah; Nehemiah 10:9 - Henadad; Ezekiel 31:17 - that were Verse 19JeshuaNehemiah 10:9, 12:8 Mizpah3:15 the turning2 Chronicles 26:9ReciprocalNehemiah 3:7 - Mizpah; 3:24 - another piece; 8:7 - Jeshua; Song of Songs 4:4 - an armoury Verse 20Zabbaior, ZaccaiearnestlyEcclesiastes 9:10; Romans 12:11 EliashibNehemiah 3:1, 3:21, 12:22, 12:23, 13:4, 13:28ReciprocalExodus 6:22 - General; 2 Chronicles 26:9 - the turning; Ezra 10:6 - Johanan; Nehemiah 3:24 - the turning; 10:6 - Baruch Verse 21MeremothNehemiah 3:4 Koz7:63; Ezra 2:61ReciprocalNehemiah 3:20 - Eliashib; 3:30 - another piece; 10:5 - Meremoth Verse 22the men of the plainNehemiah 6:2, 12:28

Verse 23over againstNehemiah 3:10, 3:29, 3:30 Azariah10:2 Maaseiah8:4, 8:7Reciprocal3:28 - every one; 7:3 - every one to be Verse 24BinnuiNehemiah 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 turning3:20Reciprocal2 Chronicles 26:9 - the turning Verse 25the king'sJeremiah 22:14, 39:8 by the courtNehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 32:2, 33:1, 37:21, 39:15 PedaiahNehemiah 8:4 Parosh7:8; Ezra 2:3

Verse 26NethinimsNehemiah 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, 12:37ReciprocalEzra 2:58 - Nethinims; Nehemiah 8:16 - the street of the water gate Verse 27the TekoitesNehemiah 3:5 the wall3:26Reciprocal2 Samuel 14:2 - to Tekoah; 2 Chronicles 11:6 - Tekoa; 27:3 - Ophel; 33:14 - Ophel; Nehemiah 3:24 - another piece Verse 28the horse2 Kings 11:16; 2 Chronicles 23:15; Jeremiah 31:40 every oneNehemiah 3:10, 3:23Reciprocal7:3 - every one to be Verse 29the sonNehemiah 7:40; Ezra 2:37 Shechaniah10:2 the east gateJeremiah 19:2Reciprocal2 Chronicles 29:4 - east street; Nehemiah 3:23 - over against; 10:8 - Shemaiah; Ezekiel 40:6 - unto Verse 30another pieceNehemiah 3:21 Meshullam3:4Reciprocal3:23 - over against; 6:18 - Meshullam; 13:13 - Shelemiah Verse 31the goldsmith'sNehemiah 3:8, 3:32 going up of the corneror, corner-chamberReciprocal11:21 - the; 12:39 - the prison; Zephaniah 1:11 - all the Verse 32the 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, 3:31Reciprocal2 Chronicles 26:9 - the valley gate; Zephaniah 1:11 - all the