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Nehemiah 3:7

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Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, that appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the River.

KJV

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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This verse in Nehemiah 3

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah,.... Which places were both in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:25 and one of these men was of the one place, and the other of the other: unto the throne of the governor on this side the river; where the governor of those parts under the king of Persia had his seat, and now Nehemiah; but, according to Aben Ezra, Cisse, rendered "throne", is the name of a man who was the governor.

This site's exposition

the old gate

on Nehemiah 3:6-12

The builders are not builders: a goldsmith and an apothecary repair at verse 8, rulers of half-parts of towns take their sections, and at verse 12 Shallum repairs, HE AND HIS DAUGHTERS, women named into the wall's record. Perfumers and jewelers doing masonry is the chapter's picture of a city where the work outranked the trade. Every fortifying of Jerusalem in this roll is done by amateurs whose names were kept.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Unto the throne ... - The meaning is thought to be “the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who, though they worked for Nehemiah, were not under his government, but belonged to the jurisdiction of the governor on this side the river.”

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

The throne of the governor - His house, and the place where he dispensed justice and judgment. Previously to the days of Nehemiah, Jerusalem was governed by a deputy from the Persian king; (see Neh 5:15); but after this time they were governed by governors and judges chosen from among themselves.

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • יָדָ֨םhand their

    yadamH3027 →1618 times

  • הֶחֱזִ֜יקhe repaired

    hechezikH2388 →291 times

  • מְלַטְיָ֣הMelatiah

    melatyahH4424 →

  • הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יthe Gibeonite

    hagivoniH1393 →

  • וְיָדוֹן֙and Jadon

    veyadonH3036 →

  • הַמֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔יthe Meronothite

    hameronotiH4824 →

  • אַנְשֵׁ֥י[the] men of

    ʾansheiH582 →566 times

  • גִבְע֖וֹןGibeon

    givonH1391 →

  • וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הand <the> Mizpah

    vehamitzpahH4709 →40 times

  • לְכִסֵּ֕אto [the] seat of

    lekhise'H3678 →

  • פַּחַ֖ת[the] governor of

    pachatH6346 →28 times

  • עֵ֥בֶרbeyond

    ʾeverH5676 →90 times

  • הַנָּהָֽר׃ סthe River

    hanaharH5104 →119 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

6 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Samuel 21:2At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)3 worksJoshua 9:3–27But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,2 works2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.2 worksNehemiah 2:7–8I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.2 worksNehemiah 3:19And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the Ascent to the Armory, near the angle in the wall.2 worksNehemiah 3:15The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Nehemiah 3:19

    And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the Ascent to the Armory, near the angle in the wall.

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 26:9

      Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.

  • Through

    2 Samuel 21:2

    At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal…

    it leads to

    • Joshua 9:3–21

      But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

    • 2 Kings 10:16

      saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 16:6

    Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and…

    it leads to

    • Zechariah 14:10

      All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the…

    • 1 Samuel 10:17

      After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah

    • 1 Chronicles 6:60

      And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.

    • 2 Chronicles 21:17

      So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except…

    • Joshua 15:38

      Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,

Where this verse is studied

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About Nehemiah

Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Nehemiah: the study guide →Read Nehemiah 3 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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