But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth–haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
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4 additional translationsAnd the dung gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.
The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
And the dung-gate hath Malchijah son of Rechab, head of the district of Beth-Haccerem, strengthened; he doth built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.
And the dung-gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the chief of the district of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars.
About this book
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About this book
Old TestamentNehemiah — 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