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Nehemiah
A different Nehemiah from the person who authored this book
ruler
"chief administrator" or "leader"
Nehemiah...Azbuk...David...Rehum...Bani...Hashabiah
These are names of males. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
Bethzur...Keilah
These are names of places. (see: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
repaired to the place
"repaired the wall up to the place" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
tombs of David
"the tombs of David's royal house"
the house of the mighty men
This may refer to the barracks where David housed his best troops.
mighty men
"warriors"
After him
"Just beyond him" or "In the next area"
the Levites repaired, including Rehum
"the Levites repaired the wall. Among them was Rehum"
next to him Hashabiah
"next to him Hashanah worked"
for his district
"representing his district" or "on behalf of his district"