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Nehemiah 3:12

Beside him Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs—he and his daughters.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cities;   Government;   Halohesh;   Persia;   Shallum;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Shallum;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Government;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eliashib;   Hallohesh;   Hananeel, Tower of;   Nehemiah;   Pahath Moab;   Shallum;   Holman Bible Dictionary - District;   Hallohesh;   Nehemiah;   Shallum;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hallohesh;   Isaiah, Book of;   Nehemiah;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Shallum;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Halohesh ;   Locks;   Shallum ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Halo'hesh;   Shal'lum;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hallohesh;   Shallum (1);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Names (Personal);   Shallum;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Next to him repaired Shallum the son of Hallochesh, the ruler of half the district of Yerushalayim, he and his daughters.
King James Version
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
English Standard Version
Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters.
New Century Version
Next to them Shallum son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half of the district of Jerusalem, and his daughters made repairs.
New English Translation
Shallum son of Hallohesh, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to him, assisted by his daughters.
Amplified Bible
Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters.
New American Standard Bible
Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters.
World English Bible
Next to him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Next vnto him also fortified Shallum, the sonne of Halloesh, the ruler of the halfe part of Ierusalem, he, and his daughters.
Legacy Standard Bible
Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters.
Berean Standard Bible
And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.
Contemporary English Version
Shallum son of Hallohesh ruled the other half of the Jerusalem District, and he rebuilt the next section of the wall. Shallum's daughters also worked with him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Next to him Shalum the son of HaLochesh, leader of half the district of Yerushalayim, he and his daughters, made repairs.
Darby Translation
And next to them repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
Easy-to-Read Version
Shallum son of Hallohesh repaired the next section of the wall. His daughters helped him. Shallum was the governor of the other half of Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And next to him repaired Shallum the son of Hattush, the ruler of Jerusalem, he and his sons.
Good News Translation
Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half of the Jerusalem District, built the next section. (His daughters helped with the work.)
Lexham English Bible
Next to him Shallum son of Hallohesh, commander of half of the district of Jerusalem, repaired with his daughters.
Literal Translation
And next to his hand Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters made strong.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Nexte vnto him buylded Sallum the sonne of Halohes the ruler of the halfe quarter of Ierusalem, and his daughters.
American Standard Version
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
Bible in Basic English
Near them was Shallum, the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half Jerusalem, with his daughters.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Next vnto hym buylded Sallum the sonne of Hallohes, the ruler of the halfe part of Hierusalem, he & his daughters.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
King James Version (1611)
And next vnto him repaired Shallum the sonne of Halloesh the ruler of the halfe part of Ierusalem, hee, and his daughters.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And next to him repaired Sallum the son of Alloes, the ruler of half the district round about Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
English Revised Version
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sellum, the sone of Aloes, prince of the half part of a street of Jerusalem, bildide bisidis hym, he and hise sones.
Update Bible Version
And next to him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
Webster's Bible Translation
And next to him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
New King James Version
And next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made repairs.
New Living Translation
Shallum son of Hallohesh and his daughters repaired the next section. He was the leader of the other half of the district of Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the leader of half of Jerusalem, did the needed work, he and his daughters.
New Revised Standard
Next to him Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, at his hand, repaired, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-circuit of Jerusalem, - he and his daughters.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And next to him built Sellum the son of Alohes, lord of half the street of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
Revised Standard Version
Next to him Shallum the son of Hallo'hesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters.
Young's Literal Translation
And by his hand hath Shallum son of Halohesh, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened, he and his daughters.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters.

Contextual Overview

1The high priest Eliashib and his fellow priests began rebuilding the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated it. 2The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and next to them Zaccur son of Imri built. 3The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. 4Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Beside them Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs. 5Beside them the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not lift a finger to help their supervisors. 6Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate. They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. 7Next to them the repairs were done by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River. 8After him Uzziel son of Harhaiah, the goldsmith, made repairs, and next to him Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. 9Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. 10After them Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house. Next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the ruler: Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:14-18

he and his daughters: Exodus 35:25, Acts 21:8, Acts 21:9, Philippians 4:3

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:15 - the ruler Nehemiah 3:16 - the ruler

Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.”
Genesis 2:20
The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found corresponding to him.
Genesis 2:22
Then the Lord God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.
Genesis 3:13
So the Lord God asked the woman, “What is this you have done?”
Genesis 3:15
I will put hostility between you and the woman,and between your offspring and her offspring.He will strike your head,and you will strike his heel.
Genesis 3:20
The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.
Genesis 3:21
The Lord God made clothing from skins for the man and his wife, and he clothed them.
Genesis 3:24
He drove the man out and stationed the cherubim and the flaming, whirling sword east of the garden of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life.
Job 31:33
Have I covered my transgressions as others doby hiding my iniquity in my heart
Proverbs 19:3
A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,yet his heart rages against the Lord.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And next unto him repaired Shallum, the son of Hallohesh,.... So called, as Ben Melech says, from his being an enchanter of serpents, or a wise prudent counsellor:

the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem; of the other half; see Nehemiah 3:9

he and his daughters; who were rich widows or heiresses, and employed men to build at their own expense; he seems to have had no sons.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 3:12. The son of Halohesh — Or, the son of the Enchanter: conjectured to be thus named from having the art to charm serpents.

The ruler of the half part — See on Nehemiah 3:9.


 
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