Nehemiah 3:26

Translations

Modern

…and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.

Traditional

Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.

Literal

And the Nethinim have been dwelling in Ophel, as far as in front of the Water Gate toward the east, and the tower that goes out.

Latin

Nathinæi autem habitabant in Ophel usque contra portam aquarum ad orientem, et turrim quæ prominebat.

Original

Hebrew

English

…and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.

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

Nehemiah 8:1
At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
Nehemiah 11:21
The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.
Nehemiah 12:37
At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
Nehemiah 8:3
So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
2 Chronicles 33:14
After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
1 Chronicles 9:2
Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
2 Chronicles 27:3
Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
Nehemiah 8:16
And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.
Nehemiah 7:46–56
The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
Nehemiah 10:28
“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,
Nehemiah 3:27
And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
Ezra 2:43–58
The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

Places

Ophel: A fortified area in Jerusalem Water Gate: A gate in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah

Glossary

Benjamin, Gate of Berechiah Book of Nehemiah Goldsmith Meshullam Nethinim Ophel Postexilic Period Sheep Gate Slave, Slavery Tower of Siloam Water Gate

Topics

Gates of Jerusalem: Water Gate Jerusalem: Water Gate Nethinims: Return from the Captivity Ophel: A Gate in the Wall of Jerusalem Near the Temple

Nehemiah 3:26

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