Cross Reference NEHEMIAH 3:7 AND NEXT UNTO THEM REPAIRED MELATIAH THE GIBEONITE AND JADON THE MERONOTHITE THE MEN OF GIBEON AND OF MIZPAH UNTO THE THRONE OF THE GOVERNOR ON THIS SIDE THE RIVER

{Nehemiah 3:7} And next x3027 unto x5921 them y3027 repaired 2388 z8689 Melatiah 4424 the Gibeonite, 1393 and Jadon 3036 the Meronothite, 4824 the men y582 x376 of Gibeon, 1391 and of Mizpah, 4709 unto the throne 3678 of the governor 6346 on this side 5676 the river. 5104

the Gibeonite:
"And when the inhabitantsª ° of Gibeonª heardª °¹ what¹ Joshuaª had doneª ° unto Jerichoª and to Ai,ª ... And Joshuaª madeª ° them that¹ dayª hewersª ° of woodª and drawersª ° of waterª for the congregation,ª and for the altarª of the LORD,ª even unto¹ this¹ day,ª in¹ the placeª which¹ he should choose.ª °" {Jsh 9:3-27} + "And the kingª calledª ° the Gibeonites,ª and saidª ° unto¹ them; (now the Gibeonitesª [were] not¹ of the childrenª ¹ of Israel,ª but¹ ¹ of the remnantª ¹ of the Amorites;ª and the childrenª of Israelª had swornª ° unto them: and Saulª soughtª ° to slayª ° them in his zealª ° to the childrenª of Israelª and Judah.)ª" {2Sm 21:2}

Mizpah:
"And next¹ to¹ him² repairedª ° Ezerª the sonª of Jeshua,ª the rulerª of Mizpah,ª anotherª pieceª over against¹ ¹ the going upª ° to the armouryª at the turningª [of the wall]." {Neh 3:19} + "Then Asaª the kingª tookª °¹ all¹ Judah;ª and they carried awayª °¹ the stonesª of Ramah,ª and the timberª thereof, wherewith¹ Baashaª was building;ª ° and he builtª ° therewith¹ Gebaª and Mizpah.ª" {2Ch 16:6}

the throne:
That is, probably, the palace of the Persian governor, west of the Euphrates; the term throne being used to signify any royal abode. For Sir J. Chardin, describing a splendid tent erected by the king of Persia, says "that there was an inscription wrought upon the cornice of the anti-chamber, which gave it the appellation of the throne of the second Solomon." Sitting upon a throne has, however, sometimes been granted to governors. "And a letterª unto¹ Asaphª the keeperª ° of the king'sª forest,ª that¹ he may giveª ° me timberª to make beamsª ° for¹ the gatesª of the palaceª which¹ [appertained] to the house,ª and for the wallª of the city,ª and for the houseª that¹ I shall enter¹ into.² °¹ And the kingª grantedª ° me, according to the goodª handª of my Godª upon¹ me." {Neh 2:8}

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