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Nehemiah 3:28
28The priests repaired the wall on the north side of the Horse Gate. Each priest repaired the wall in front of his house.
Nehemiah 3:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
- New International Version (NIV)Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Above the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each one opposite his own house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house.
Context of Nehemiah 3:28
26repaired the next part of the wall, towards the east. The temple servants who lived on Ophel Hill worked with them. They repaired the wall as far as the Water Gate and the tower which stands there. 27The men from Tekoa repaired the wall from the place near the great tower as far as the wall of Ophel. The priests repaired the wall on the north side of the Horse Gate. Each priest repaired the wall in front of his house. 29Immer's son, Zadok, repaired the wall in front of his house. Next to him, Shecaniah's son, Shemaiah, repaired the wall. He was the guard at the city's East Gate. 30Next, Shelemiah's son, Hananiah, repaired the wall. Hanun worked with him. He was the sixth son of Zalaph. Berekiah's son, Meshullam, repaired the wall in front of the place where he lived.
Read all of Nehemiah 3Nehemiah 3:28 word by word
מֵעַ֣ל׀ שַׁ֣עַר הַסּוּסִ֗ים הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ לְנֶ֥גֶד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:28
- 2 Kings 11:16So they took hold of Athaliah. They took her through the gate for the king's horses into the yard of the palace. They killed her there.
- 2 Chronicles 23:15So they took hold of Athaliah. They took her through the gate for the king's horses into the yard of the palace. They killed her there.
- Jeremiah 31:40The whole area will belong to the Lord as a holy place. It will include the valley where they throw dead bodies and the ashes from sacrifices. It will include all the fields of the Kidron valley in the east, as far north as the corner of the Horse Gate. All of that will be my holy place. Nobody will ever again take the city or destroy it.’
- Nehemiah 3:10Harumaph's son, Jedaiah, worked on the next part of the wall that was near to his own house. Hashabneiah's son, Hattush, repaired the wall next to Jedaiah.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The horse gate - The place through which the horses passed in order to be watered; It was near the temple. Some rabbins suppose that in order to go to the temple, a person might go on horseback to the place here referred to, but then was obliged to alight, as a horse could pass no farther. Horses were never very plentiful in Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-30Verses 17-30 The constant mention of “priests,” “Levites,” and Nethinims,” sufficiently indicates that the writer is here concerned with the sacerdotal quarter, that immediately about the temple. Nehemiah 3:18 Bavai - Or, “Binnui” Nehemiah 3:24; Nehemiah 10:9. The armoury at the turning of the wall - literally, “the armoury of the corner.” The northwestern corner of the special wall of the “city of David” seems to be intended. See Nehemiah 3:1 note…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-32This final group of workers completed the repairs at the Sheep Gate, where the work had begun (Nehemiah 3:1). Horse Gate: See 2 Chronicles 23:15; Jeremiah 31:40. East Gate: See 1 Chronicles 26:14, 17; 2 Chronicles 31:14; Ezekiel 10:19; 40:21–22.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. Then Eliashib the high priest--the grandson of Jeshua, and the first high priest after the return from Babylon. rose up with his brethren the priests--that is, set an example by commencing the work, their labors being confined to the sacred localities. and they builded the sheep gate--close to the temple. Its name arose either from the sheep market, or from the pool of Bethesda, which was there (Joh 5:2). There the sheep were washed and then taken to…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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