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Nehemiah 3:28
28Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Above the Horse Gate, the priests repaired the wall. Each one repaired the section immediately across from his own house.
Context of Nehemiah 3:28
26and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower. 27Next to them, the men of Tekoa repaired another section, from the great projecting tower to the wall of Ophel. Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. 29Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. Next to him, Shemaiah son of Shekaniah, the guard at the East Gate, made repairs. 30Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berekiah made repairs opposite his living quarters.
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 seized her as she reached the place where the horses enter the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.
- 2 Chronicles 23:15So they seized her as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
- Jeremiah 31:40The whole valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate, will be holy to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”
- Nehemiah 3:10Adjoining this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs next to him.
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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