Nehemiah 3:5
3 The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
4 Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.
Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
6 The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
7 Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
- KJV
- And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
- WEB
- Next to them, the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles didn’t put their necks to the Lord’s work.
- ASV
- And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord.
- DARBY
- And next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
- BLB
- And next to their hand the Tekoites strengthened [it]. And their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord.
- ÅB
- Ved siden av ham arbeidet folkene fra Tekoa; men de fornemme blant dem bøyde ikke sin nakke under arbeidet for sin Herre.
- OTB
- Tekoittene reparerte den følgende delen, selv om deres fornemme ikke ville støtte arbeidet til deres ledere.
- B1930
- Ved siden av ham arbeidet folkene fra Tekoa; men de fornemme blandt dem bøide ikke sin nakke under arbeidet for sin Herre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 3:27
And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
Read in context2 Samuel 14:2
So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
Read in contextJeremiah 30:8–9
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them.
Read in contextJeremiah 27:12
And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:26
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
Read in contextJeremiah 27:8
As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and does not place its neck under his yoke, I will punish that nation by sword and famine and plague, declares the LORD, until I have destroyed it by his hand.
Read in contextAmos 1:1
These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
Read in contextJudges 5:23
‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’
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