Nehemiah 3:27 KJV — MannaFest

Nehemiah 3:27

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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ASV

After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that standeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel.

WEB

And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.

YLT

After him have the Tekoites strengthened, a second measure, from over-against the great tower that goeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel.

DBT

After him the Tekoites repaired a second piece, over against the great tower which lies out, as far as the wall of Ophel.

About this book

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Nehemiah — The walls rebuilt in fifty-two days; the covenant renewed; the reforms enacted and then re-enacted when Nehemiah returns to find them slipping. A book about civic and spiritual reconstruction side by side.

Author: Nehemiah (chs. 1–7, 11–13 largely first-person memoir); Ezra-material probably compiled alongside
Date: Events 445–432 BC; final compilation late-5th century BC

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Nehemiah 3:5
And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
2 Chronicles 11:6
He built even Beth–lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
Nehemiah 3:24
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.
Nehemiah 3:26
Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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), which is the more remarkable because their nobles set them a bad example by withdrawing from the service, which, instead of serving them for an excuse to sit still, perhaps made them the more forward to do double work, that by their zeal they might either shame or atone for the covetousness and carelessness of their nobles.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

), and so they brought their work quite round the city. The Rebuilding of the Wall. 1 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.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

They did not think their callings excused them, nor plead that they could not leave their shops to attend the public business, knowing that what they lost would certainly be made up to them by the blessing of God upon their callings. Some ladies are spoken of as helping forward this work-- Shallum and his daughters (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

And this their double diligence is noted both for the greater shame of their nobles, who would not do any part of it, and for their own honour, who were so far from being corrupted by that bad example, that they were quickened to greater zeal and industry in this pious work.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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