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Nehemiah 12:31
Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah records his post-purification actions, directing Judah's officials to ascend the wall and organizing two thanksgiving groups after the gates and perimeter had been cleansed.
The words — The Hebrew וַאֲעַלֶה (wa-'ăʿăleh) means "and I caused to go up," while אַעֲמִידָהּ (ʿăʿămidāh) translates to "I appointed" or "I stationed," emphasizing deliberate command rather than spontaneous gathering.
The thread — The route toward the Dung Gate appears earlier in Nehemiah 2:13 during a secret inspection and returns in Nehemiah 12:38 when the second choir proceeds left, completing the circuit.
Why it lands — The text first records the physical movement of leaders and choirs along the wall, then requires readers to recognize how ordered worship and civic responsibility are integrated in a restored community.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 2:13 So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
- Nehemiah 12:38 The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
- 1 Chronicles 13:1 Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds.
- 1 Chronicles 28:1 Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.
- 2 Chronicles 5:2 At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.
- Nehemiah 3:13 The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
- Nehemiah 12:40 The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,