Nehemiah 3:16 Meaning and Explanation
“After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.”
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Read Full Chapter →Nehemiah son of Azbuk, a district ruler, repairs the wall as far as the tombs of David and the artificial pool.
What Does Nehemiah 3:16 Mean?
This Nehemiah, son of Azbuk and ruler over half of Bethzur, is a different man from the governor whose memoir this is. He repaired the stretch reaching to the royal tombs and the made pool.
The wall passed near the resting place of David and the house of the mighty men of old. To build there was to labor in the shadow of the city's honored dead. The faithful work in continuity with those who served God before them, taking up a heritage and carrying it forward.
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What does Nehemiah 3:16 mean?
Nehemiah son of Azbuk, a district ruler, repairs the wall as far as the tombs of David and the artificial pool.