Nehemiah 3:25

Translations

Modern

…and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh

Traditional

Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.

Literal

Palal son of Uzai did so opposite the angle and the tower going out from the upper house of the king that was by the court of the guard. After him was Pedaiah son of Parosh.

Latin

Phalel filius Ozi contra flexuram, et turrim quæ eminet de domo regis excelsa, id est, in atrio carceris: post eum Phadaia filius Pharos.

Original

Hebrew

English

…and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh

Notes

Nehemiah 3:25–26

The tower rising from the king’s upper house and the court of the guard likely refers to a royal complex on Ophel Hill, just south of the temple area.

Nehemiah 3:16–32

These verses describe how they built the new eastern wall.

Nehemiah 3:1–32

This summary describes the people who rebuilt Jerusalem's walls. It moves in a circle around the city, starting at the northeast corner, then going west, south, east, and north.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah Jerusalem Rebuilding of Jerusalem

Related verses

Jeremiah 32:2
At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
Jeremiah 37:21
So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
Jeremiah 33:1
While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:
Ezra 2:3
…the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
Nehemiah 12:39
…over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
Jeremiah 39:8
The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 7:8
…the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
Nehemiah 8:4
Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Jeremiah 39:14–15
…had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.
Jeremiah 22:14
…who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.

People

Palal: Son of Uzai, repaired Jerusalem's wall Parosh: A man involved in repairing Jerusalem's wall Pedaiah: Father of a man who repaired Jerusalem's wall Uzai: Father of Palal, who repaired Jerusalem's wall

Glossary

Benjamin, Gate of Berechiah Book of Nehemiah Goldsmith Guard, Gate of the Meshullam Palal Parosh Pedaiah Postexilic Period Sheep Gate Uzai

Topics

Palal: One of the Workmen Who Rebuilt the Walls of Jerusalem Pedaiah: Son of Parosh Uzai: Father of Palal

Nehemiah 3:25

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