Nehemiah 3:1
And Eliashib the high priest rises, and his brothers the priests, and they build the Sheep Gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even to the Tower of Meah they have sanctified it, to the Tower of Hananeel;
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2and by his hand men of Jericho have built; and by their hand Zaccur son of Imri has built;
Cross References
Nehemiah 3:20After him Baruch son of Zabbai has hurried to strengthen a second measure from the angle to the opening of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Nehemiah 3:32And between the ascent of the corner and the Sheep Gate, the refiners and the merchants have strengthened.
Nehemiah 7:1And it comes to pass, when the wall has been built, that I set up the doors, and the gatekeepers are appointed, and the singers, and the Levites,
Nehemiah 12:30and the priests and the Levites are cleansed, and they cleanse the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Nehemiah 13:4And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, [is] a relation of Tobiah,
Psalms 30:1A PSALM. A SONG OF THE DEDICATION OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID. I exalt You, O YHWH, || For You have drawn me up, || And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 3:1
Saying and doing are often two things: many are ready to say, "Let us rise up and build," who sit still and do nothing, like that fair-spoken son who said,"I go, Sir, but went not." The undertakers here were none of those. As soon as they had resolved to build the wall about Jerusalem they lost no time, but set about it presently, as we find in this chapter. Let it never be said that we left that good work to be done to-morrow which we might as well have done to-day. This chapter gives an account of two things:—I.… Read the whole commentary →