Nehemiah 3:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
5 And next unto them fortified the Tekoites: but the great men of them [a]put not their necks to the works of their lords.
6 And the gate of the (A)old fish pool fortified Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah: they laid the beams thereof, and set on the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
7 Next unto them also fortified Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the [b]throne of the Duke, which was beyond the River.
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- Nehemiah 3:5 The rich and mighty would not obey them which were appointed officers in this work, neither would they help thereunto.
- Nehemiah 3:7 Unto the place where the Duke was wont to sit in judgment, who governed the country in their absence.
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