After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
Parallel translations
- WEB After him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs to the place opposite the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.
- BSB Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.
- NKJV After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty.
- NASB After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, official of half the district of Beth-zur, made repairs as far as a point opposite the tombs of David, and as far as the artificial pool and the house of the mighty men.
- NLT Next to him was Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the leader of half the district of Beth-zur. He rebuilt the wall from a place across from the tombs of David’s family as far as the water reservoir and the House of the Warriors.
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Quick answer
Nehemiah son of Azbuk repairs the section by the tombs of David and the artificial pool. The work passes significant historic landmarks.
Overview
This Nehemiah (distinct from the book's author) rebuilds near the royal tombs of David and other notable sites. The proximity to David's tombs again ties the restoration to the Davidic covenant and Jerusalem's sacred past. The careful geographic notes show the orderly, complete encircling of the city with renewed walls.
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Cross-references · 14
- Neh 3:12And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
- Acts 2:29Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
- 2 Kgs 20:20And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
- Neh 3:9And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
- Josh 15:58Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,
- Isa 22:11Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
- Neh 3:14But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
- Isa 7:3Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;
- 1 Chr 2:45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
- Song 3:7Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
- 2 Chr 11:7And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
- 2 Chr 12:10–11Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.
- 1 Kgs 14:27–28And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.
- 2 Chr 16:14And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.
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