Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces.
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Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces.
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Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
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Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces.
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Passages linked to Nehemiah 3:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Nehemiah 12:38 The other company of those who gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, on the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even to the wide wall,
- Ezra 2:6 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
- Ezra 8:4 Of the sons of Pahathmoab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.
- Nehemiah 7:11 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab: two thousand eight hundred eighteen.
- Nehemiah 10:5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
- Nehemiah 10:14 The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, measure.
Or, measure.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Neh 3:11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub…
Neh 3:11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
Ver. 11. The son of Pahathmoab] This man might be a Moabite by stock or descent, and an Israelite by religion; like as Jether was by nature an Ishmaelite, 1Ch 2:17, but by his faith an Israelite, 1Ch 7:38.
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And the tower of the furnaces] That had furnaces or ovens under it; like as the library at Bonony hath an eating house and a wine cellar. In commendation of which situation Cardinal Bobba conceited that he had very wittily (indeed wickedly) applied that text, Pro 9:1-2, Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath also mingled her wine, she hath also furnished her table.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And next unto him repaired Shallum, the son of…
And next unto him repaired Shallum, the son of Hallohesh,.... So called, as Ben Melech says, from his being an enchanter of serpents, or a wise prudent counsellor:
the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem; of the other half; see Neh 3:9
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he and his daughters; who were rich widows or heiresses, and employed men to build at their own expense; he seems to have had no sons.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 11. Repaired the other piece] That which was…
Verse 11. Repaired the other piece] That which was left by Jedaiah after he had repaired the wall opposite to his own house. Probably some of the principal people were obliged to repair those parts of the wall opposite to their own dwellings. Perhaps this was the case generally.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The other piece - Rather, “another piece” (as in…
The other piece - Rather, “another piece” (as in Neh 3:19, Neh 3:21, Neh 3:27, Neh 3:30). It is conjectured that a verse has fallen out in which Malchijah’s and Hashub’s “first piece” was mentioned.
The tower of the furnaces - Either a tower at the northwestern angle of the city; or, midway in the western wall. The origin of the name is uncertain.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Built. Hebrew, "repaired the other piece," or the part…
Built. Hebrew, "repaired the other piece," or the part of the wall which corresponded with half a division, as in the following ver. 12, 15, 24, &c.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 11. The other piece — Or, as the margin,…
11. The other piece — Or, as the margin, a second measure; that is, a section of the wall next adjoining the work of Hattush. The words seem to be equivalent to another section.
The tower of the furnaces — Situated on the northern wall, some distance west of the “broad wall.” See chap.
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Neh_12:38. What gave the tower this name is uncertain; probably a number of furnaces, or ovens, near by.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. Harim … Pahath-moab] See on Ezr_2:6; Ezr_2:32.
11. Harim … Pahath-moab] See on Ezr_2:6; Ezr_2:32.
the other piece] R.V. another portion. This phrase, which occurs again in this chapter in Neh_3:19-21; Neh_3:24; Neh_3:27; Neh_3:30, has been explained, (1) (as the A.V.), as equivalent to ‘a further portion’ of the same section of wall, (2) as ‘a second portion’ of restoration-work undertaken by those mentioned in the verse. The latter is the more natural interpretation. There is this difficulty: whereas in Neh_3:21; Neh_3:27 we find the recurrence of names which have occurred earlier in the chapter (Neh_3:4-5), in this verse and in 19, 20, 24, 30 the names of those who are said to repair ‘another portion’ are not mentioned again. Accordingly some commentators, laying stress on the point that in Neh_3:19-21; Neh_3:24; Neh_3:27 the phrase is accompanied by a minute topographical notice, maintain that the words do not imply a second piece of work, but a special continuation of the work just mentioned.
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On the other hand, it should be observed that (1) Malchijah’s name at any rate recurs in Neh_3:31; (2) in this portion of Nehemiah’s description ‘the gate of Ephraim’ is strangely altogether omitted, in spite of its great importance (cf. Neh_8:16, Neh_12:39): (3) it is on other grounds very probable that the complete list of those engaged on the work of restoration has not been preserved, and that numerous names have been lost. A recognition of the incompleteness of the list will fully meet the difficulty presented in this verse, and in Neh_3:19-20; Neh_3:24; Neh_3:30.
the tower of the furnaces] This tower lay between the gate of Ephraim and the gate of the valley (see Neh_12:38). It may have stood a little to the N. of the modern citadel. It was the fortress of the N.W. angle of the city, and probably constituted the chief fortification in connexion with the corner gate (2Ki_14:13; 2Ch_26:9; Jer_31:38; Zec_14:10.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) The other piece.—This expression occurs a few times…
(11) The other piece.—This expression occurs a few times when the repairers have been mentioned as having repaired a first piece. But it occurs several times when there is no such mention; and in these cases, as here, must mean only what the margin indicates, a second measure, in relation to what had just been referred to.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Malchijah and Hashub, who are here said to have…
Malchijah and Hashub, who are here said to have repaired, not the other piece, but "a second piece" of the wall, have not been previously mentioned in our present text; whence it has been concluded with reason (Bertheau) that the text is defective, some whole verses having fallen out (comp. ver. 20). The tower of the furnaces is mentioned again in Neh_12:38. Its exact position cannot be fixed.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Malchijah ... Harim ... Hasshub ... Pahath-Moab ... Shallum…
Malchijah ... Harim ... Hasshub ... Pahath-Moab ... Shallum ... Hallohesh
These are all names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
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repaired another section ... repaired, along with his daughters
These phrase refer to repairing the wall. AT: "repaired another section of the wall ... repaired the wall, along with his daughters" (See: Ellipsis)
Shallum son of Hallohesh, the ruler
Shallum was the ruler, not Hallohesh.
ruler
leader or chief administrator. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 3:9.
half the district
"Half" means one part out of two equal parts. (See: Fractions)
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son
rule
Jerusalem
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:11 The Tower of the Ovens on the western…
3:11 The Tower of the Ovens on the western wall of the city might have been a place to bake bread or to burnish pottery (Jer 19:1-2).
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