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Nehemiah 3:16

AzbukDavidNehemiahBeth-zur

14 But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

15 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.

After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.

17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.

18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.

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BSB
Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.
KJV
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
WEB
After him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs to the place opposite the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.
ASV
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and unto the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty men.
DARBY
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the chief of the half district of Beth-zur, even over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty [men].
BLB
After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, leader of half of the district of Beth-zur, strengthened [it], as far as in front of the tombs of David, and to the fashioned pool, as far as the House of the Mighty.
ÅB
Etter ham arbeidet Nehemias, Asbuks sønn, høvdingen over den ene halvdel av Betsurs distrikt, til midt imot Davids graver og til den gravde dam og til heltenes hus.
OTB
Bortenfor ham gjorde Nehemja, sønn av Asbuk, embetsmann over halve distriktet Bet-Sur, reparasjoner rett overfor Davids graver, opp til den kunstige dammen og Heltenes hus.
B1930
Efter ham arbeidet Nehemias, Asbuks sønn, høvdingen over den ene halvdel av Betsurs distrikt, til midt imot Davids graver og til den gravde dam og til heltenes hus.

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  • Nehemiah 3:9

    And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

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  • Nehemiah 3:12

    And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.

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  • 2 Kings 20:20

    And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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  • Acts 2:29

    Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

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  • Nehemiah 3:14

    But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

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  • Isaiah 22:11

    Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

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  • Isaiah 7:3

    Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;

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  • Joshua 15:58

    Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

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