Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Nehemiah 3:14-29 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

14. Malchijah son of Rechab ruled the district of Beth-Haccherem, and he rebuilt Rubbish Gate. He hung the doors and added metal bolts and wooden beams as locks.

15. Shallum son of Colhozeh ruled the district of Mizpah, and he rebuilt Fountain Gate. He put a cover over the gateway, then hung the doors and added metal bolts and wooden beams as locks. He also rebuilt the wall at Shelah Pool. This section was next to the king's garden and went as far as the stairs leading down from David's City.

16. Nehemiah son of Azbuk ruled half of the district of Beth-Zur, and he rebuilt the next section of the wall. It went as far as the royal cemetery, the artificial pool, and the army barracks.

17. The Levites who worked on the next sections of the wall were Rehum son of Bani; Hashabiah, who ruled half of the district of Keilah and did this work for his district;

18. Binnui son of Henadad, who ruled the other half of the district of Keilah;

19. Ezer son of Jeshua, who ruled Mizpah, rebuilt the section of the wall that was in front of the armoury and reached to the corner of the wall;

20. Baruch son of Zabbai eagerly rebuilt the section of the wall that went all the way to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest;

21. Meremoth, son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, built up to the far end of Eliashib's house.

22. Here is a list of the priests who worked on the wall:Priests from the region around Jerusalem rebuilt the next section of the wall.

23. Benjamin and Hasshub rebuilt the wall in front of their own houses.Azariah, who was the son of Maaseiah and the grandson of Ananiah, rebuilt the section in front of his house.

24. Binnui son of Henadad rebuilt the section of the wall from Azariah's house to the corner of the wall.

25. Palal son of Uzai rebuilt the next section, which began at the corner of the wall and the tower of the upper palace near the court of the guard.Pedaiah son of Parosh rebuilt the next section of the wall.

26. He stopped at a place near the Water Gate on the east and the tower guarding the temple. This was close to a section in the city called Ophel, where the temple workers lived.

27. The men from Tekoa rebuilt the next section of the wall, and it was their second section. It started at a place opposite the large tower that guarded the Temple, and it went all the way to the wall near Ophel.

28. Some priests rebuilt the next section of the wall. They began working north of Horse Gate, and each one worked on a section in front of his own house.

29. Zadok son of Immer rebuilt the wall in front of his house.Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, who looked after the East Gate, rebuilt the section after that.