But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
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Gill's Exposition
But the gate of the fountain,.... Of which see Neh 2:14
repaired Shallum, the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; of a tract, district, town, or city so called; perhaps that in the tribe of…
Adam Clarke
Beth-haccerem - A village or town in the tribe of Benjamin. See Jer 6:1.
The best way to know how to divide this chapter is to observe how the work was divided among the undertakers, that every one might know what he had to do, and mind it accordingly with a holy…
Cambridge Bible
But R.V. And.
Malchiah R.V. Malchijah. It is the same spelling as the -Malchijah" in Neh 3:11. -the son of Rechab." Not necessarily a Rechabite. The Rechabites were forbidden to dwell in houses (Jer…
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