Nehemiah 3:14

Nehemiah 3:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth–haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Rekab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem. He rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Malchijah the son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.

Context of Nehemiah 3:14

12Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters. 13Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits (1,500 ft.) of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate. Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of Beth-haccherem repaired the Refuse Gate. He rebuilt it and set its doors with its bolts and its bars. 15Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, official of the district of Mizpah repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it [with a roof], and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars, and [he rebuilt] the wall of the Pool of Shelah (Siloam) by the King’s Garden as far as the stairs that descend [the eastern slope] from [the section of Jerusalem known as] the City of David. 16After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, official of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired [the wall] as far as [a point] in front of the tombs of David, and as far as the artificial pool and the house of the guards.

Nehemiah 3:14 word by word

וְאֵ֣ת׀ שַׁ֣עַר הָאַשְׁפּ֗וֹת הֶחֱזִיק֙ מַלְכִּיָּ֣ה בֶן־רֵכָ֔ב שַׂ֖ר פֶּ֣לֶךְ בֵּית־הַכָּ֑רֶם ה֣וּא יִבְנֶ֔נּוּ וְיַעֲמִיד֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו מַנְעֻלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the dungאַשְׁפֹּת'ashpôth 'ashpôth shephôth · Dung (Gate)H830
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Malchiahמַלְכִּיָּהוּmalkîyâh malkiyâhû · MalchijahH4441
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Rechabרֵכָבrêkâb · RechabH7394
• the rulerשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of partפֶּ֫לֶךְpelek · districtH6418
• of Beth–hacceremבֵּית הַכֶּ֫רֶםbêyth hak-kerem · Beth-haccheremH1021
• he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• it, and set upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• the doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• thereof, the locksמַנְעוּלman‛ûl man‛ûl · boltH4514
• thereof, and the barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:14

• Nehemiah 2:13So I went out at night by the Valley Gate toward the Dragon’s Well and to the Refuse Gate and inspected the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were consumed by fire.
• Nehemiah 12:31Then I had the leaders of Judah come up on the wall, and I appointed two large thanksgiving choirs, the first one proceeding to the right on top of the wall toward the Refuse Gate.
• Nehemiah 3:9Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
• Nehemiah 3:6Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars.
• Jeremiah 6:1“Run for safety, you children of Benjamin, Out of the midst of Jerusalem! And blow a trumpet in Tekoa [in Judah] And raise a signal-fire in Beth-haccherem [near Jerusalem]; For evil is looking down [with eager anticipation] from the north, And great destruction.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Beth-haccerem - A village or town in the tribe of Benjamin. See Jeremiah 6:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The Beth-haccherem district could have been about 3.2 kilometers (two miles) south of Jerusalem, at what is now Ramat Rachel, or eight kilometers (five miles) west, at what is now Ain Karem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Beth-haccerem--a city of Judah, supposed to be now occupied by Bethulia, on a hill of the same name, which is sometimes called also the mountain of the Franks, between Jerusalem and Tekoa.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:14

• Beth-Haccerem
• Gihon
• Lock
• Malchiah
• Rechab

In the dictionaries

• Bethhaccerem
• Malchiah
• Rechabites
• Bar (2)
• Beth-Haccherem
• Bolt
• Dung; Dung Gate
• Genealogy
• Maccabees, Books of
• Malchijah

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings