Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
Nethinims
The water
Bible References
Nethinims
Nehemiah 7:46
The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
Nehemiah 10:28
And the other people, the priests, Levites, Porters, singers, Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people in the lands unto the law of God, with their wives, sons and daughters, as many as could understand it,
1 Chronicles 9:2
And the old inhabiters that dwelt in their own possessions and cities were Israel, the priests, Levites and Nethinims.
Ezra 2:43
The Nethinims: The children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth;
Ophel
Nehemiah 3:27
After him builded they of Tekoa the other piece over against the great tower, that lieth outward, and unto the wall of Ophel.
Nehemiah 11:21
And the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa belonged to the Nethinims.
2 Chronicles 27:3
He built the high gate of the temple of the LORD, and on the wall Ophel he built much.
2 Chronicles 33:14
After that, he built a wall without the city of David on the west side of Gihon in the brook and so forth to the fish gate and round about Ophel, and brought it up of a very great height, and put captains of war in all the strong cities of Judah.
The water
Nehemiah 8:1
Now when the seventh month drew nigh, and the children of Israel were in their cities, all the people gathered themselves together as one man upon the street before the Watergate, and said unto Ezra the scribe that he should fetch the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD commanded to Israel.
Nehemiah 12:37
toward the Wellgate, and they went up over against them upon the steps of the city of David at the going up of the wall to the house of David, unto the Watergate Eastward.