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14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of Beth-haccherem repaired the Refuse Gate. He rebuilt it and set its doors with its bolts and its bars.

15 Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, official of the district of Mizpah repaired the [a]Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it [with a roof], and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars, and [he rebuilt] the wall of the Pool of Shelah (Siloam) by the King’s Garden as far as the stairs that descend [the eastern slope] from [the section of Jerusalem known as] the City of David. 16 After him [b]Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, official of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired [the wall] as far as [a point] in front of the tombs of David, and as far as the artificial pool and the house of the guards.

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  1. Nehemiah 3:15 Located on the lower southeast side of the city.
  2. Nehemiah 3:16 This is not the Nehemiah who wrote this book.

14 The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Rekab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem.(A) He rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.

15 The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam,[a](B) by the King’s Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David. 16 Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur,(C) made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs[b](D) of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:15 Hebrew Shelah, a variant of Shiloah, that is, Siloam
  2. Nehemiah 3:16 Hebrew; Septuagint, some Vulgate manuscripts and Syriac tomb