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16 Nehemiah son of Azbuk ruled half of the district of Beth-Zur, and he rebuilt the next section of the wall. It went as far as the royal cemetery,[a] the artificial pool, and the army barracks.

Levites Who Worked on the Wall

17 The Levites who worked on the next sections of the wall were Rehum son of Bani; Hashabiah, who ruled half of the district of Keilah and did this work for his district; 18 Binnui[b] son of Henadad, who ruled the other half of the district of Keilah;

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Footnotes

  1. 3.16 royal cemetery: Hebrew “David's tombs.”
  2. 3.18 Binnui: Two ancient translations; Hebrew “Bavvai.”

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