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Nehemiah 3:5 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 3 · verse 5
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their LORD.Nehemiah 3:5 · King James Version
Nehemiah 3:5 in context
3But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
4And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
5And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their LORD.
6Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
7And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- TekoitesTᵉqôwʻîya Tekoite or inhabitant of TekoahH8621 →
- repairedchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- noblesʼaddîyrwide or largeH117 →
- neckstsavvâʼrthe back of the neckH6677 →
- workʻăbôdâhwork of any kindH5656 →
- putbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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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