Nehemiah 3:5

³ But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

⁴ And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

⁶ Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

⁷ And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.

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.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Nehemiah 3:27
After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
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2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
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Jeremiah 30:8–9
For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
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Jeremiah 27:12
I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
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1 Corinthians 1:26
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
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Jeremiah 27:8
And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
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Amos 1:1
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
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Judges 5:23
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
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