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Nehemiah 3:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Nehemiah 3:20

Verse 20 of 32

Scripture focus

After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning [of the wall] unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

Nehemiah 3:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nehemiah 3:20

Theological / Devotional

Baruch. Baruch has the high honor of being singled out for special praise. He rapidly accomplished the first task assigned him, mention of which is not made in Nehemiah’s list (see on v. 11), and now undertook a second piece.

Earnestly repaired. Though the construction of the Hebrew is difficult and its rendering somewhat uncertain, the KJV translation seems to be the best that can be made.

The door of the house. Mention of the “door” may imply that Eliashib’s house was too wide to serve satisfactorily as a defining mark. This remark reveals that the residence of the high priest was located south of the Temple near the eastern wall.

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