After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
Ministers must lead in good works, not follow. Eliashib and his priests took the Sheep Gate first, teaching by their labor as well as their words; they sanctified it with prayer, committing the whole city to God's protection. There is no rivalry here, only holy emulation to do most for the public good.
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Commenting on Nehemiah 3:1-32
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer, over against his house,.... After the last of the priests, this begun where they ended, and repaired as far as his house reached; and being, perhaps, a person of some note, his house might be a large one: after him repaired also Shemaiah, the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate; that is, of the...
Neh 3:27 After them the Tekoites repaired a second piece from opposite the great tower that standeth out to the wall of Ophel. The great (high) tower of the king’s house within the city wall being some distance removed therefrom, the portion of wall on the eastern ridge of Zion from south to north, reaching as far as the turning and the corner, and the...