KJV ORIGINAL
After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Next, Meremoth (the son of Urijah, grandson of Koz) repaired another section of the wall, from the entrance of Eliashib's house all the way to the end of Eliashib's house.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records how Meremoth took responsibility for rebuilding a specific section of Jerusalem's wall near the high priest's house.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Nehemiah's detailed record of who rebuilt each section of Jerusalem's walls around 445 BC, after the Jewish people returned from exile in Babylon. Eliashib was the high priest at the time, and his house would have been located near the temple area, making this a particularly important section of the wall to repair.
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