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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and 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.

Context of Nehemiah 3:12

10Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs. 11Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of Furnaces. Next 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 hung its doors with its bolts and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall to the Refuse Gate. 14Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of Beth-haccherem repaired the Refuse Gate. He built it and hung its doors with 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

• Nextעַל‛al · uponH5921
• to him Shallumשַׁלּוּםshallûm shallûm · ShallumH7967
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Halloheshהַלּוֹחֵשׁlôchêsh · HalloheshH3873
• the officialשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• the districtפֶּ֫לֶךְpelek · districtH6418
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• madeחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• repairsחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• he and his daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:12

• Nehemiah 3:9Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
• Exodus 35:25All the skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in blue and purple and scarlet material and in fine linen.
• Acts 21:8On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entering the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him.
• Philippians 4:3Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also 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