Nehemiah 12:31 “Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed tw…”

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

Other translations

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:

World English Bible

Then I brought the princes of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two great companies who gave thanks and went in procession. One went on the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate;

American Standard Version

Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession; whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

Geneva Bible 1599

And I brought vp the princes of Iudah vpon the wall, and appointed two great companies to giue thankes, and the one went on the right hand of the wall toward the dung gate.

Darby Translation

And I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs and processions, on the right hand upon the wall towards the dung-gate.

Young's Literal Translation

And I bring up the heads of Judah upon the wall, and appoint two great thanksgiving companies and processions. At the right, on the wall, to the dung-gate;

Bible in Basic English

Then I made the rulers of Judah come up on the wall, and I put in position two great bands of them who gave praise, walking in ordered lines; one went to the right on the wall, in the direction of the doorway where the waste was put;

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Cross references

“the princes”

1 Chronicles 13:1 1 Chronicles 28:1 2 Chronicles 5:2

1 Chronicles 13:1 · BSB

Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds.

1 Chronicles 28:1 · BSB

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 th…

2 Chronicles 5:2 · BSB

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.

“two great”

Nehemiah 12:38 Nehemiah 12:40

Nehemiah 12:38 · BSB

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,

Nehemiah 12:40 · BSB

The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,

“dung gate”

Nehemiah 2:13 Nehemiah 3:13 Nehemiah 3:14

Nehemiah 2:13 · BSB

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 3:13 · BSB

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 3:14 · BSB

The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

32Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,

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