Nehemiah 3
1SO Eliasub the high priest arose with his brethren the priests, and having built the sheep-gate, they consecrated it and set up the gates thereof. They consecrated as far as the tower of the hundred, and to the tower of Anameel,
2even to the work performed by the chiefs of the children of Jericho and to the work performed by the children of Zakchur son of Amari.
3And the fish-gate was built by the sons of Asana. Having covered it, they covered also the doors thereof and the locks and bars thereof.
4And next to them the chief of the children of Ramoth son of Ouria, son of Akkos, continued on the work. And next to them Mosollam son of Barachias, son of Mazebel continued it on.
5And next to them it was continued on by Sadok son of Baana. And next to them the Thekoites continued, but their nobles did not put their neck to their work.
6And Joida son of Phasek and Mesulam son of Basodia repaired the gate Jasanai, [the old gate]. They covered it and set up the doors thereof, and the locks and the bars thereof.
7And next to them Maltias the Gabaonite and Evaron the Meronothite, the chiefs of Gahaon and Maspha continued the repairs to the throne of the governor on this side the river.
8And next to him Oziel son of Arachias with the goldsmiths continued the repairs, and next to them Ananias, a chief of the apothecaries, fortified; and they left Jerusalem behind them, to the broad wall.
9And next to them the fortifications were carried on by Raphaia son of Sur, the chief of one half of the environs of Jerusalem.
10And next to them, Jedaia son of Eromaph fortified over against his house. And Attuth son of Asabania fortified next to him.
11And the next who fortified was Melchias son of Eram, then Asub son of Phaath-moab; and they continued on to the tower of Thanurim.
12And next to him the fortifications were continued by Sallum son of Alloes, the chief of the half of the environs of Jerusalem—by him and his daughters.
13The gate of the valley was secured by Anun and the inhabitants of Zano. They built it and set up the doors thereof, and the locks and the bars thereof, and built a thousand cubits of the wall even to the dung-gate.
14And the dung-gate was secured by Melchia son of Rechab, chief of the Bethakcharim ward—by him and his sons. They covered it and set up the doors thereof, and the gates and the bars thereof.
15And the gate of the fountain was secured by Solomon son of Choleze, a chief of a part of Maspha. He rebuilt and covered it, and set up the doors and the bars thereof, and built the wall of the pool of poppies by the king’s garden, continuing it on to the stairs coming down from the city of David.
16And after him Nehemias son of Azabuch, chief of the half of Bethsur ward, continued the fortifications to the garden of David’s sepulchre and to the artificial pool and to Bethaggarim.
17And after him the fortifications were continued by the Levites, by Raum son of Bani, and next to him by Asabia chief of the half of Keila ward, in his ward;
18and after him by their brethren, Benei son of Enadad, chief of the half of Keila ward;
19and next to him Azur son of Jesus, the chief of Masphai repaired one part of the tower of Ascent which meets [the wall] at the corner;
20and after him Barach son of Zahu, repaired the other part from the corner to the door of Betheliasub which belonged to the chief priest;
21and after him Meramoth son of Ouria son of Akkos, another piece from the door of Betheliasub to the termination of that house.
22And after him the priests, the men of Ekkechar continued the repairs;
23After him Benjamin repaired, and Asuh over against their house; And after him Azarias son of Maasias son of Anania, repaired adjoining to his house.
24After him Bani son of Adad, repaired the next portion from Bethazaria to the corner;
25but as far as the curve over against the corner, including the tower projecting from the king’s house above the court of the guard-house, was the work of Phalach son Euzai; and after him was Phadaia son of Phoros,
26and the Nathanims who dwelt at Ophal, even to the garden of the water-gate eastward, and they had also the tower which projecteth outwards;
27and after him the Thekoites had the part over against the great projecting tower and onward to the wall of Ophla.
28Above the horse-gate the priests repaired every man over against his house;
29and after them Sadduk son of Emmer repaired over against his house; and after him repaired Samaia, son of Sechenia, the keeper of the eastern gate;
30and after him Anania, son of Selemia, and Anom the sixth son of Seleph had the next part; and after him Mesulam, son of Barachia had over against his treasury office;
31and after him Melchia son of Sarephi had as far as Bethan-nathanim; and the haberdashers were over against the Maphekad and as far as the ascent of the curve;
32and the goldsmiths and the haberdashers had [the section] between that and the sheep-gate.