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Nehemiah 3:7

JadonMelatiahGibeonMizpahRiver

5 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.

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.

8 Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs, and next to him, Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

9 Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Next to them, Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor beyond the River.
ASV
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, [that appertained] to the throne of the governor beyond the River.
DARBY
And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the seat of the governor on this side the river.
BLB
And next to their hand Melatiah the Gibeonite strengthened [it], and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, of the throne of the governor beyond the River.
ÅB
Ved siden av dem arbeidet gibeonitten Melatja og meronotitten Jadon med mennene fra Gibeon og Mispa, som hørte under stattholderens domstol hinsides[^1] elven.
OTB
Ved siden av dem gjorde Melatja, gibeonitten, og Jadon, meronotitten, menn fra Gibeon og Mispa, reparasjoner for guvernøren av provinsen bortenfor Eufrat.
B1930
Ved siden av dem arbeidet gibeonitten Melatja og meronotitten Jadon med mennene fra Gibeon og Mispa, som hørte under stattholderens domstol hinsides elven. / < vestenfor.>

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  • 2 Samuel 21:2

    At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)

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  • 2 Chronicles 16:6

    Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.

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  • Nehemiah 2:7–8

    I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.

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  • Nehemiah 3:19

    And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the Ascent to the Armory, near the angle in the wall.

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  • Joshua 9:3–27

    But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

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