Bible Strands
Nehemiah 3:6
The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the sequential wall restoration under Nehemiah’s supervision, specifying the workers assigned to the Jeshanah Gate. This entry follows the refusal of Tekoite nobles to labor and precedes the repair crews from Gibeon and Mizpah.
The words — The verb הֶחֱזִיקוּ (he.che.Zi.ku) literally means “they laid hold of” or “they strengthened,” denoting active physical repair. The name יְשָׁנָ֜ה (ye.sha.Nah) identifies the location as “the Old Gate.”
The thread — The Jeshanah Gate reappears in Nehemiah 12:39 as a landmark during the dedication procession along the restored wall. Its recurrence ties the construction account to the later liturgical reoccupation of the city.
Why it lands — The text states that Joiada and Meshullam installed the gate’s beams, doors, bolts, and bars. It asks readers to recognize that completed, accountable labor, not mere intention, fulfills communal responsibility.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 12:39 over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.