The Koine Bible

And Elisub the great priest arose, and his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it, and set up its doors; and as far as the tower of the hundred they consecrated it, as far as the tower of Ananeel.

and upon the hands of the sons of Jericho, and upon the hands of the sons of Zaccur son of Amri

And the Fish Gate the sons of Asana built; they themselves roofed it, and set up its doors and its bolts and its bars.

And beside them was withholden by the hand of Ramoth son of Uriah son of Akoz, and beside them was withholden Meshullam son of Barachiah son of Maasezebel, and beside them was withholden Zadok son of Baanah

And the Tekoites and Adorim held on to their hand, and did not bring their neck into their slavery.

And the gate of Isana they held: Joiada son of Phasek and Mesulam son of Basodia; they roofed it over, and they set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars.

And in his hand Ananias son of Rokeim grasped, and they left Jerusalem as far as the broad wall.

And on their hand Raphaia, ruler of the half-district of Jerusalem, seized hold.

And at his hand held Jedaiа son of Eromath, and opposite his house, and at his hand held Atous son of Asbania.

And the second took hold, Melchias son of Heram, and Asoub son of Phaathmoab, and as far as the tower of the Thannourim

And on his hand Shallum son of Halloesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, took hold, he and his daughters.

Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah held the valley gate; they built it and set its doors and its bolts and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the dung gate.

And the dung gate was held by Melchia son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Bethacarm; he and his sons, and they covered it and set up its doors and its bolts and its bars.

and the wall of the pool of the shearing-house, by the king’s court, and as far as the stairs that go down from the city of David

After him Nehemiah son of Azabuch, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, as far as the garden of the tomb of David and as far as the pool that had been made and as far as Beth-haggabarim

After him the Levites held: Raum son of Bani; beside his hand Asabia, ruler of half the circuit of Keilah, by his circuit.

After him their brothers held, Beni son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah

And Azur son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpeh, measured beside his hand a second measure of the tower of the ascent that adjoined the corner.

After him Baruch son of Zabu held the second measure, from the corner to the door of the house of the priest, the great one.

After him Meramoth son of Uria, son of Akkos, took hold, a second measure, from the door of Bethelisoub as far as the eclipse of Bethelisoub

And after him the priests took hold of men of Akechar.

And after him Benjamin and Asub held opposite their house; after him Azariah son of Maasea, son of Ananiah, beside his house.

After him Banai son of Henadad held the second measure, from Bethazariah as far as the corner and as far as the bend

Phelal son of Euzai, opposite the corner, and the tower that projected from the house of the king, the upper one, that of the court of the guard, and after him Phadaia son of Phoros

And the Nethinim were dwelling in the Ophel as far as the Gate of the Water Garden toward the east, and the projecting tower

After him the Thekoites measured a second section opposite the great tower that projects, and as far as the wall of Ophla

Above the horse gate the priests held, each man opposite his house

After him Zadok son of Immer took hold, from opposite his house, and after him Shemaiah son of Shecheniah, keeper of the gate of the east.

After him Ananiah son of Selemia and Anum son of Selef held the sixth measure; after him Meshullam son of Barachia held the second, opposite his treasury.

After him Melchiah son of Saraph took control as far as Bethanathinim, and the woodcutters opposite the gate of the Maφεkad, and as far as the ascent of the bend

And between the ascent of the Sheep Gate the coppersmiths and the merchants of raphia took hold.

And it came to pass when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall, and it was evil to him, and he was very angry, and he mocked the Jews.

and he said before his brothers, This is the power of Somoron, that these Jews are building their city

And Tobiah the Ammonite was next to him came, and they said among themselves, Will they not sacrifice or eat on their place? Will not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones?

Hear, our God, that we have become a mockery, and turn their reproach back upon their own head, and give them for a mockery in a land of captivity.

and do not cover over iniquity