Nehemiah 3:12

Nehemiah 3:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
• New International Version (NIV)Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section with the help of his daughters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made repairs.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Shallum son of Hallohesh and his daughters repaired the next section. He was the leader of the other half of the district of Jerusalem.

Context of Nehemiah 3:12

10Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired. 11Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters. 13Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate. 14Malchijah 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.

Nehemiah 3:12 word by word

וְעַל־יָד֣וֹ הֶחֱזִ֗יק שַׁלּוּם֙ בֶּן־הַלּוֹחֵ֔שׁ שַׂ֕ר חֲצִ֖י פֶּ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ה֖וּא וּבְנוֹתָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And next unto himיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Shallumשַׁלּוּםshallûm shallûm · ShallumH7967
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Haloheshהַלּוֹחֵשׁlôchêsh · HalloheshH3873
• the rulerשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• partפֶּ֫לֶךְpelek · districtH6418
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• he and his daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:12

• Nehemiah 3:9Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.
• Exodus 35:25And every skillful woman spun with her hands, and they all brought what they had spun in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen.
• Acts 21:8On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
• Philippians 4:3Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The son of Halohesh - Or, the son of the Enchanter: conjectured to be thus named from having the art to charm serpents. The ruler of the half part - See on Nehemiah 3:9; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13Nehemiah wisely assigned people to work near their homes. This motivated them to do good work and saved them travel time.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Shallum ... he and his daughters--who were either heiresses or rich widows. They undertook to defray the expenses of a part of the wall next them.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:12

• Cities
• Government
• Halohesh
• Persia
• Shallum

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Genealogy
• Hallohesh
• Maccabees, Books of
• Repair
• Shallum (1)
• Halohesh
• Shallum

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