Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
Nehemiah 3:26 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. 更多版本Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the servants of the priests dwelling on Ophel [the hill south of the temple] repaired to opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower. American Standard Version (1901) (Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out.) Common English Bible and the temple servants living on Ophel made repairs up to the point opposite the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower. Catholic Public Domain Version And the temple servants, who were living in Ophel, built to a point opposite the water gate, toward the east, and the tower that is prominent. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Nathinites dwelt in Ophel, as far as over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stood out. English Standard Version 2016 and the temple servants living on Ophel repaired to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower. |
Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;