Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house.
Parallel translations
- WEB Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.
- KJV From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
- BSB Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.
- NASB Above the Horse Gate the priests carried out repairs, each in front of his house.
- NLT Above the Horse Gate, the priests repaired the wall. Each one repaired the section immediately across from his own house.
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Quick answer
Above the horse gate the priests each repair the wall opposite their own homes. The priests build the section near their residences.
Overview
Here the priests work on portions across from their own houses, joining personal responsibility to priestly duty. The horse gate area, near the temple, was fittingly tended by those who served there. The pattern of building by one's home recurs, knitting the community's homes and the city's defenses together.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Jer 31:40The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy to Yahweh; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more forever.”
- 2 Chr 23:15So they made way for her. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house; and they killed her there.
- 2 Kgs 11:16So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house, and she was slain there.
- Neh 3:10Next to them, Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house. Next to him, Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.
- Neh 3:23After them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs across from their house. After them, Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah made repairs beside his own house.
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