Nehemiah 3:16

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Next to him was Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the leader of half the district of Beth-zur. He rebuilt the wall from a place across from the tombs of David’s family as far as the water reservoir and the House of the Warriors.

Context of Nehemiah 3:16

14The 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. 15The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the King’s Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David. 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. 17Next to him, the repairs were made by the Levites under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district. 18Next to him, the repairs were made by their fellow Levites under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.

Nehemiah 3:16 word by word

אַחֲרָ֤יו הֶחֱזִיק֙ נְחֶמְיָ֣ה בֶן־עַזְבּ֔וּק שַׂ֕ר חֲצִ֖י פֶּ֣לֶךְ בֵּֽית־צ֑וּר עַד־נֶ֙גֶד֙ קִבְרֵ֣י דָוִ֔יד וְעַד־הַבְּרֵכָה֙ הָעֲשׂוּיָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד בֵּ֥ית הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָהnechemyâh · NehemiahH5166
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Azbukעַזְבּוּק‛azbûq · AzbukH5802
• the rulerשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• partפֶּ֫לֶךְpelek · districtH6418
• of Beth–zurבֵּית־צוּרbêyth tsûr · Beth-zurH1049
• over against the sepulchresקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and to the poolבְּרֵכָהberêkâh · poolH1295
• that was madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• and unto the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of the mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:16

• Nehemiah 3:9Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section.
• Joshua 15:58Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
• 1 Chronicles 2:45The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
• 2 Chronicles 11:7Beth Zur, Soko, Adullam,
• 2 Chronicles 16:14They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes, and they made a huge fire in his honor.
• Acts 2:29“Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.
• 2 Kings 20:20As for the other events of Hezekiah’s reign, all his achievements and how he made the pool and the tunnel by which he brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
• Isaiah 7:3Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
• Isaiah 22:11You built a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the Old Pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or have regard for the One who planned it long ago.
• 1 Kings 14:27So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
• 2 Chronicles 12:10So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.

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

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:16

• Azbuk
• Beth-Zur
• Gihon
• Government
• Hezekiah
• Nehemiah
• Persia

In the dictionaries

• David
• Nehemiah
• Beth-Zur
• Baths
• Azbuk
• Genealogy
• Maccabees, Books of
• Repair
• Zuriel
• Bath, Bathing

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