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12 and next to him Hallohesh’s son Shallum, ruling official for the other[a] half of the Jerusalem district, did repairs, as did his daughters.

13 Hanun and the residents of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate, reconstructing it and installing its doors, including locks and security[b] bars. They also rebuilt 1,000 cubits[c] of the wall[d] as far as the Dung Gate. 14 Rechab’s descendant[e] Malchijah, ruling official of the Beth-haccherem district, repaired the Dung Gate, reconstructing it, installing its doors, its locks, and its security[f] bars.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:12 The Heb. lacks the other
  2. Nehemiah 3:13 The Heb. lacks security
  3. Nehemiah 3:13 I.e. about 500 yards; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  4. Nehemiah 3:13 The Heb. lacks of the wall
  5. Nehemiah 3:14 Lit. son; cf. Jer 35:19
  6. Nehemiah 3:14 The Heb. lacks security