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1The leader of the priests , Eliashib, and the other priests built the Sheep Gate. They fixed the doors in it again. They built the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel. They dedicated it all to God.[#3:1 To dedicate something to God means that you offer it to God for him to use.]
2The men from Jericho built the next part of the city wall. Imri's son, Zakkur, built the next part of the wall.
3The clan of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They put up the beams and they fixed its doors in their place. They made wooden bars and iron bars so that they could lock the doors.
4Meremoth, son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, worked on the next part of the wall. Meshullam, son of Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, repaired the wall next to Meremoth. Baana's son, Zadok, repaired the next part of the wall.
5The men from Tekoa repaired the next part. But their town's leaders refused to do the hard work.
6Paseah's son, Joiada, and Besodeiah's son, Meshullam, worked on the Old Gate. They put up the beams and they fixed its doors in their place. They made wooden bars and iron bars so that they could lock the doors.
7Men from Gibeon and Mizpah repaired the wall next to the Old Gate. They included Melatiah from Gibeon and Jadon, who came from Meronoth. The officer who ruled the region on the west side of the Euphrates River had authority over those towns.
8Harhaiah's son, Uzziel, repaired the next part of the wall. Uzziel was a man who made things from gold. Hananiah repaired the wall next to Uzziel. Hananiah knew how to make perfume . Hananiah and Uzziel repaired the wall as far as the Broad Wall.
9Hur's son, Rephaiah, repaired the next part of the wall. Rephaiah ruled over part of Jerusalem.
10Harumaph's son, Jedaiah, worked on the next part of the wall that was near to his own house. Hashabneiah's son, Hattush, repaired the wall next to Jedaiah.
11Harim's son, Malkijah, and Pahath-Moab's son, Hasshub, worked on another part of the wall. They also repaired the Tower of the Ovens .
12Hallohesh's son, Shallum, repaired the next part of the wall. He ruled over part of Jerusalem. Shallum's daughters helped him with the work.
13Hanun and the people who lived in Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it and they fixed its doors in their place. They made wooden bars and iron bars so that they could lock the doors. The same people also repaired 450 metres of the city wall, as far as the Dung Gate.
14Rekab's son, Malkijah, repaired the Dung Gate. He put the doors in their place, as well as their wooden bars and iron bars. Malkijah had authority over the region of Beth Hakkerem.
15Col-Hozeh's son, Shallun, repaired the Fountain Gate. He was the ruler of the region of Mizpah. Shallun built a roof over the Fountain Gate. He fixed its doors in their place, as well as their wooden bars and iron bars. Shallun also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam, near the king's garden. He repaired the wall as far as the steps that come down from the City of David .
16Azbuk's son, Nehemiah, worked on another part of the wall. He was ruler of part of the region of Beth Zur. He repaired the wall along to the place of the royal graves . He continued to work as far as the pool that people had built and the House of the Brave Soldiers.
17Levites worked along the next part of the wall. Bani's son, Rehum, worked there. Hashabiah repaired the next part of the wall. He ruled over part of the region of Keilah. He did the work on behalf of that region.[#3:17 Levites belonged to the of Levi, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. God chose the Levites to do special work for him in his . They helped the in the temple.]
18More Levites worked on the next part. Henadad's son, Binnui, worked there. He also ruled over part of Keilah.
19Jeshua's son, Ezer, worked on another part of the wall. It was in front of the building where the soldiers kept their weapons . He repaired the wall as far as the corner. Ezer ruled over Mizpah.
20Next, Zabbai's son, Baruch, worked hard on another part of the wall. He started from the corner of the wall and went as far as the door of Eliashib's house. Eliashib was the leader of the priests .
21Meremoth, son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next part, from the door of Eliashib's house to the end of it.
22Priests from the region near Jerusalem repaired the next part of the wall.
23Benjamin and Hasshub repaired the wall in front of their house. Next, Azariah, son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, repaired the wall near his house.
24Henadad's son, Binnui, repaired from Azariah's house to the corner, where it has a strong point.
25Uzai's son, Palal, worked near the corner and the tower on the top of the king's palace . That was beside the yard for the guards .
Parosh's son, Pedaiah,
26repaired the next part of the wall, towards the east. The temple servants who lived on Ophel Hill worked with them. They repaired the wall as far as the Water Gate and the tower which stands there.
27The men from Tekoa repaired the wall from the place near the great tower as far as the wall of Ophel.
28The priests repaired the wall on the north side of the Horse Gate. Each priest repaired the wall in front of his house.
29Immer's son, Zadok, repaired the wall in front of his house. Next to him, Shecaniah's son, Shemaiah, repaired the wall. He was the guard at the city's East Gate.
30Next, Shelemiah's son, Hananiah, repaired the wall. Hanun worked with him. He was the sixth son of Zalaph. Berekiah's son, Meshullam, repaired the wall in front of the place where he lived.
31Malkijah repaired the wall as far as the temple servants' house. He continued to work as far as the traders' houses in front of the Meeting Gate. He repaired the wall as far as the room above the wall's corner. Malkijah made things from gold.
32Between there and the Sheep Gate the traders and the men who worked with gold repaired the wall.[#3:32 Nehemiah wrote a list of everyone who helped to repair the city wall. He knew that it was a very important job.]