Nehemiah 3:14

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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

12And next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made repairs. 13Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate. 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. 15Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King’s Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David. 16After 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.

Nehemiah 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 2:13And I went out by night through the Valley Gate to the Serpent Well and the Refuse Gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were burned with fire.
• Nehemiah 12:31So I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two large thanksgiving choirs. One went to the right hand on the wall toward the Refuse Gate.
• Nehemiah 3:9And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
• Nehemiah 3:6Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars.
• Jeremiah 6:1“O you children of Benjamin, Gather yourselves to flee from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, And set up a signal-fire in Beth Haccerem; For disaster appears 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

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:14

• Beth-Haccerem
• Gihon
• Lock
• Malchiah
• Rechab

In the dictionaries

• Bethhaccerem
• Malchiah
• Rechabites
• Bar (2)
• Beth-Haccherem
• Bolt
• Dung; Dung Gate
• Genealogy
• Maccabees, Books of
• Malchijah

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