18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah. 19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece opposite the ascent to the armoury at the turning of the wall . 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. [1] 21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. 23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub opposite their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house. 24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah to the turning of the wall, even to the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai, opposite the turning of the wall, and the projecting tower from the king’s upper house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh. 26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, to the place opposite the water gate toward the east, and the projecting tower. [2] [3] 27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, opposite the great projecting tower, even to the wall of Ophel. 28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one opposite his house. 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer opposite his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate. 30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah opposite his chamber. 31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son to the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, opposite the gate Miphkad, and to the ascent of the corner. [4] 32 And between the ascent of the corner to the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. [5]
CHAP. 4.
1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and felt great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they finish in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? [6]
3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox should go up, he would even break down their stone wall.
4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a spoil in the land of captivity: [7]
5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
6 So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to the half of it: for the people had a mind to work.
7 But it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were set up, and that the breaches began to be closed, then they were very angry, [8]
8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. [9]
9 Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is failing, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places where ye shall return to us they will be upon you . [10]
13 Therefore I set in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people according to their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. [11]
14 And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be ye not afraid of them: remember the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.
16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
17 They who built on the wall, and they that bore burdens, burdened themselves, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
18 For the builders, every one had his
- ↑ Zabbai: also called, Zaccai
- ↑ dwelt...: or, which dwelt in Ophel, repaired unto
- ↑ Ophel: or, tower
- ↑ going...: or, corner chamber
- ↑ going...: or, corner chamber
- ↑ fortify...: Heb. leave to themselves
- ↑ despised: Heb. despite
- ↑ were made up: Heb. ascended
- ↑ to hinder...: Heb. to make an error to it
- ↑ From all...: or, That from all places ye must return to us
- ↑ in the...: Heb. from the lower parts of the place, etc
