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Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren
the
priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set
up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it,
unto the tower of Hananeel.
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And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to
them
builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
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But 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.
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And 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.
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And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles
put
not their necks to the work of their LORD.
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Moreover 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.
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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.
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Next 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.
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And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the
ruler of
the half part of Jerusalem.
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And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph,
even
over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of
Hashabniah.
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Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of
Pahathmoab,
repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
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And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh,
the
ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
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The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of
Zanoah;
they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and
the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung
gate.
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But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the
ruler
of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof,
the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
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But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son
of
Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it,
and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof,
and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the
stairs that go down from the city of David.
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After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of
the
half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of
David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the
mighty.
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After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani.
Next
unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in
his part.
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After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of
Henadad, the
ruler of the half part of Keilah.
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And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler
of
Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the
turning of the wall.
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After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the
other
piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of
Eliashib the high priest.
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After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of
Koz
another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end
of the house of Eliashib.
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And after him repaired the priests, the men of the
plain.
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After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their
house.
After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by
his house.
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After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece,
from
the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the
corner.
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Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the
wall, and
the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the
court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
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Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place
over
against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
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After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over
against the
great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
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From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one
over
against his house.
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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.
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After 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.
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After 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.
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And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep
gate
repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
Commentary:
++++++++++++++++++++++The St.
Pachomius Orthodox Library, St. Juliana of Nicomedia, 2007.
Have mercy, O Lord, upon Thy servants
the scribe John, the priest Peter, the people of Colorado,
and the parishioners of the temple of Saint Andrew in Lubbock.
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THE END, AND TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
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