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Nehemiah 3:29 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 3 · verse 29
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.Nehemiah 3:29 · King James Version
Nehemiah 3:29 in context
27After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
28From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
29After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
30After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
31After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ShechaniahShᵉkanyâhShekanjah, the name of nine IsraelitesH7935 →
- repairedchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- ShemaiahShᵉmaʻyâhShemajah, the name of twenty-five IsraelitesH8098 →
- keepershâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- Afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- ZadokTsâdôwqTsadok, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesH6659 →
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The best way to know how to divide this chapter is to observe how the work was divided among the undertakers, that every one might know what he had to do, and mind it accordingly with a holy emulation, and desire to excel, yet without any contention, animosity, or separate interest.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-32