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Nehemiah 3:16
16After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the chief of the half district of Beth-zur, even over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty [men].
Nehemiah 3:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth–zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
- New International Version (NIV)Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men.
- New King James Version (NKJV)After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty.
Context of Nehemiah 3:16
14And the dung-gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the chief of the district of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars. 15And the fountain-gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the chief of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, and to the stairs that go down from the city of David. After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the chief of the half district of Beth-zur, even over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty [men]. 17After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him repaired Hashabiah, the chief of the half district of Keilah, for his district. 18After him repaired their brethren, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the chief of the half district of Keilah.
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אַחֲרָ֤יו הֶחֱזִיק֙ נְחֶמְיָ֣ה בֶן־עַזְבּ֔וּק שַׂ֕ר חֲצִ֖י פֶּ֣לֶךְ בֵּֽית־צ֑וּר עַד־נֶ֙גֶד֙ קִבְרֵ֣י דָוִ֔יד וְעַד־הַבְּרֵכָה֙ הָעֲשׂוּיָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד בֵּ֥ית הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear
- repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָהnechemyâh · NehemiahH5166
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- chiefשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
- districtפֶּ֫לֶךְpelek · districtH6418
- Beth-zurבֵּית־צוּרbêyth tsûr · Beth-zurH1049
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- poolבְּרֵכָהberêkâh · poolH1295
- madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:16
- Nehemiah 3:9And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
- Joshua 15:58Halhul, Beth-Zur, and Gedor,
- 1 Chronicles 2:45and the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
- 2 Chronicles 11:7and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
- 2 Chronicles 16:14And they buried him in his own sepulchre, which he had excavated for himself in the city of David, and laid him in a bed filled with spices, a mixture of divers kinds prepared by the perfumer's art; and they made a very great burning for him.
- Acts 2:29Brethren, let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he has both died and been buried, and his monument is amongst us unto this day.
- 2 Kings 20:20And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool and the aqueduct, and brought the water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
- Isaiah 7:3And Jehovah said to Isaiah, Go out now to meet Ahaz, thou and thy son Shear-jashub, at the end of the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller's field;
- Isaiah 22:11and ye have made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not had regard unto the maker thereof, neither have ye looked unto him that fashioned it long ago.
- 1 Kings 14:27And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the couriers who kept the entrance of the king's house.
- 2 Chronicles 12:10And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the couriers who kept the entrance of the king's house.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The pool that was made - Calmet supposes that this was the reservoir made by Hezekiah, when besieged by Sennacherib, 2 Chronicles 32:4. The house of the mighty - Probably a place where a band of soldiers was kept, or the city guard.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Beth-zur - Now Beit-sur, on the road from Jerusalem to Hebron Joshua 15:58. By “the sepulchres of David” must be understood the burial place in which David and the kings his descendants to the time of Hezekiah were interred. This was an excavation in the rock, in the near vicinity of the temple Ezekiel 43:7-9, and on its western side. The position of the burial-place was well known until the destruction of the city by Titus; but modern research has not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The district of Beth-zur was just north of Hebron. The tombs of David’s family might refer to where King David was buried (1 Kings 2:10; 11:43; 2 Chronicles 21:20; Acts 2:29). The House of the Mighty might have been a tomb for David’s mighty men (2 Samuel 23:8–39).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty--that is, along the precipitous cliffs of Zion [Barclay].Read the comment
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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
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