16:003:027 After them the Tekoites repaired another
piece, over against
the
great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
16:003:028 From above the horse gate repaired the
priests, every one over
against
his house.
16:003:029 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer
over against his
house.
After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah,
the
keeper of the east gate.
16:003:030 After him repaired Hananiah the son of
Shelemiah, and Hanun
the
sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him
repaired
Meshullam
the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
16:003:031 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s
son unto the place
of
the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the
gate
Miphkad,
and to the going up of the corner.
16:003:032 And between the going up of the corner
unto the sheep gate
repaired
the goldsmiths and the merchants.
16:004:001 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat
heard that we builded
the
wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and
mocked
the
Jews.
16:004:002 And he spake before his brethren and the
army of Samaria, and
said,
What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves?
will
they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will
they
revive
the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are
burned?
16:004:003 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and
he said, Even that
which
they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down
their
stone wall.
16:004:004 Hear, O our God; for we are despised:
and turn their reproach
upon
their own head, and give them for a prey in the land
of
captivity:
16:004:005 And cover not their iniquity, and let not
their sin be blotted
out
from before thee: for they have provoked thee
to anger
before
the builders.
16:004:006 So built we the wall; and all the wall
was joined together
unto
the half thereof: for the people had a mind to
work.
16:004:007 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat,
and Tobiah, and the
Arabians,
and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that
the
walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches
began
to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
16:004:008 And conspired all of them together to come
and to fight
against
Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
16:004:009 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our
God, and set a watch
against
them day and night, because of them.
16:004:010 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers
of burdens is
decayed,
and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able
to
build
the wall.


