English Standard Version
Nehemiah 3:14
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 3:14 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Recab, the leader of the Beth-hakkerem district. He rebuilt it, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars.
Context of Nehemiah 3:14
12Next 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. 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. 15And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the king's garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the city of David. 16After 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.
Read all of Nehemiah 3Nehemiah 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 2:13I went out by night by the Valley Gate to the Dragon Spring and to the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that were broken down and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.
- Nehemiah 12:31Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall and appointed two great choirs that gave thanks. One went to the south on the wall to the Dung Gate.
- Nehemiah 3:9Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.
- Nehemiah 3:6Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Gate of Yeshanah. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
- Jeremiah 6:1Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms out of 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
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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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