The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 16: 2 Esdras: The Challoner Revision
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The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 16: 2 Esdras: The Challoner Revision
Bible. Nehemiah
3:11. Melchias the son of Herem, and Hasub the son of Phahath Moab,
built half the street, and the tower of the furnaces.
3:12. And next to him built Sellum the son of Alohes, lord of half the
street of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
3:13. And the gate of the valley Hanun built, and the inhabitants of
Zanoe: they built it, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks, and
the bars, and a thousand cubits in the wall unto the gate of the
dunghill.
3:14. And the gate of the dunghill Melchias the son of Rechab built,
lord of the street of Bethacharam: he built it, and set up the doors
thereof, and the locks, and the bars.
3:15. And the gate of the fountain, Sellum, the son of Cholhoza, built,
lord of the street of Maspha: he built it, and covered it, and set up
the doors thereof, and the locks, and the bars, and the walls of the
pool of Siloe unto the king's guard, and unto the steps that go down
from the city of David.
3:16. After him built Nehemias the son of Azboc, lord of half the street
of Bethsur, as far as over against the sepulchre of David, and to the
pool, that was built with great labour, and to the house of the mighty.
3:17. After him built the Levites, Rehum the son of Benni. After him
built Hasebias, lord of half the street of Ceila in his own street.
3:18. After him built their brethren Bavai the son of Enadad, lord of
half Ceila.
3:19. And next to him Aser the son of Josue, lord of Maspha, built
another measure, over against the going up of the strong corner.
3:20. After him in the mount Baruch the son of Zachai built another
measure, from the corner to the door of the house of Eliasib the high
priest.
3:21. After him Merimuth the son of Urias the son of Haccus, built
another measure, from the door of the house of Eliasib, to the end of
the house of Eliasib.
3:22. And after him built the priests, the men of the plains of the
Jordan.
3:23. After him built Benjamin and Hasub, over against their own house:
and after him built Azarias the son of Maasias the son of Ananias over
against his house.
3:24. After him built Bennui the son of Hanadad another measure, from
the house of Azarias unto the bending, and unto the corner.
3:25. Phalel, the son of Ozi, over against the bending and the tower,
which lieth out from the king's high house, that is, in the court of the
prison: after him Phadaia the son of Pharos.
3:26. And the Nathinites dwelt in Ophel, as far as over against the
water gate toward the east, and the tower that stood out.
3:27. After him the Thecuites built another measure over against, from
the great tower that standeth out unto the wall of the temple.
3:28. And upward from the horse gate the priests built, every man over
against his house.
3:29. After them built Sadoc the son of Emmer over against his house.
And after him built Semaia the son of Sechenias, keeper of the east
gate.
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