Nehemiah 7:3

I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are on guard, you may shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from those who live in Jerusalem, some at the place of their guard station, and some in front of their own homes.”

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And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.

In Context

2I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah who had oversight of the fortress, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.

4Now the city was wide and large, but there were few people within it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 3:28The priests repaired above the Horse Gate, each opposite his own house.

Psalms 127:1Unless Yahweh builds the house, 1 they work uselessly, those who build it. 1 Unless Yahweh guards the city, 1 the watchman stands guard uselessly. 1

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:2-5

The Completion of the Wall. ( b. c. 445.) 1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. 3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants… Read the whole commentary →

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