And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
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Gill's Exposition
And next unto him builded the men of Jericho,.... The posterity of those that formerly inhabited that city; these began where Eliashib and the priests ended, and went on from thence:
and next to…
Barnes' Notes
The people of each provincial town were set to work for the most part on the portion of the wall nearest their city. Thus, “the men of Jericho,” were employed at the northeast corner of Jerusalem.
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
next unto him i.e. next to Eliashib and the priests. The description passing northward from the Temple, now turns west.
the men of Jericho Some suppose that this section of the wall lay sufficiently…