Nehemiah 7:1-73

The *Jews build Jerusalem’s city wall again

Nehemiah

Robert Bryce and Robert Betts

Chapter 7

v1 So we had finished the construction of the wall. And I had put the doors in place. We had appointed guards for the gates. We had also appointed singers and *Levites for their work. v2 Then I appointed Hanani, my brother, and Hananiah to be in command of Jerusalem. Hananiah was the chief officer of the palace. He was a man whom people could trust. He respected God more than most men did. v3 I said to them, ‘The guards must not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. Order the guards to shut and to lock the gates while they are still on duty. Also, appoint some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem as guards. Some guards must be at particular places. Other guards should be responsible for the area near their own houses.’