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Nehemiah 3:7 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 3 · verse 7
And 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.Nehemiah 3:7 · King James Version
Nehemiah 3:7 in context
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.
8Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
9And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- MeronothiteMêrônôthîya Meronothite, or inhabitant of some MeronothH4824 →
- GibeoniteGibʻônîya Gibonite, or inhabitant of GibonH1393 →
- repairedchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- MelatiahMᵉlaṭyâhMelatjah, a GibeoniteH4424 →
- governorpechâha prefectH6346 →
- GibeonGibʻôwnGibon, a place in PalestineH1391 →
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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