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The dung gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem; he built it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it.
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A Leader's Humble Service
Malchijah, a district ruler, was assigned to repair the Dung Gate—likely the least glamorous part of the project. Matthew Henry's commentary uses this chapter to highlight that nobles and leaders should not consider any task beneath them when it serves the greater good of God's people and their community.
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Nehemiah
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19th Century
Anglican
The son of Rechab. — Not “a son,” as if it meant that he was a Rechabite.
Part of Beth-haccerem.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab If this was one of the Rechabites, they were forbid to build h…
Presbyterian
The work was divided so that everyone might know what they had to do and attend to it, with a desire to excel, yet without contention or separate i…
