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section of wall across from the ascent to the armory near the angle in the
wall. Next to him was Baruch son of Zabbai, who zealously repaired an
additional section from the angle to the door of the house of Eliashib the
high priest. Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz rebuilt another section of the wall extending from the door of Elias hib’s house to
the end of the house.
The next repairs were made by the priests from the surrounding region.
After them, Benjamin and Hasshub repaired the section across from their
house, and Azariah son of Maaseiah and grandson of Ananiah repaired
the section across from his house. Next was Binnui son of Henadad, who
rebuilt another section of the wall from Azariah’s house to the angle and
the corner. Palal son of Uzai carried on the work from a point opposite the
angle and the tower that projects up from the king’s upper house beside
the court of the guard. Next to him were Pedaiah son of Parosh, with the
Temple servants living on the hill of Ophel, who repaired the wall as far
as a point across from the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower.
Then came the people of Tekoa, who repaired another section across from
the great projecting tower and over to the wall of Ophel.
Above the Horse Gate, the priests repaired the wall. Each one repaired
the section immediately across from his own house. Next Zadok son of
Immer also rebuilt the wall across from his own house, and beyond him
was Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the gatekeeper of the East Gate. Next
Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired
another section, while Meshullam son of Berekiah rebuilt the wall across
from where he lived. Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the wall
as far as the housing for the Temple servants and merchants, across from
the Inspection Gate. Then he continued as far as the upper room at the
corner. The other goldsmiths and merchants repaired the wall from that
corner to the Sheep Gate.
Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the
wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews, saying in front of his
friends and the Samarian army officers, “What does this bunch of poor,
feeble Jews think they’re doing? Do they think they can build the wall in
a single day by just offering a few sacrifices? Do they actually think they
can make something of stones from a rubbish heap—and charred ones
at that?”
Tobiah the Ammonite, who was standing beside him, remarked, “That
stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!”
Then I prayed, “Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May
their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves
become captives in a foreign land! Do not ignore their guilt. Do not
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