Then I commanded my brother Hanani and Hananiah, the prince of the palace in Jerusalem (for he was doubtless a faithful man, and feared God above many)

And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened, until the heat of the sun: and while [a]they stand by, let them shut the doors, and [b]make them fast: and I appointed wards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his ward, and everyone over against his house.

Now the city was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:3 To wit, they that are mentioned, verse 2.
  2. Nehemiah 7:3 Hebrew, hold them, meaning, till the bars were put in.

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