Bible in Basic English
"Near them, the Tekoites were at work; but their chiefs did not put their necks to the work of their Lord."
— Nehemiah 3:5, Bible in Basic English
“And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.”
And by his side the men of Jericho were building. And after them, Zaccur, the son of Imri.
The sons of Hassenaah were the builders of the fish doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.
By their side Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, was making good the walls. Then Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel; and by him, Zadok, the son of Baana.
Near them, the Tekoites were at work; but their chiefs did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.
Joiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam, the son of Besodeiah, made good the old doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.
By their side were working Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah from the seat of the ruler across the river.
Near them was working Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah, the gold-worker. And by him was Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, building up Jerusalem as far as the wide wall.