Nehemiah 3:29

After them R.V. marg. -Heb. him". See note on Nehemiah 3:3.

Zadok the son of Immer The head of the priestly family of Immer. See Ezra 2:37.

After him R.V. And after him.

the keeper of the east gate This has sometimes been identified with -the water gate" of Nehemiah 3:26. But it is very improbable that, in a topographical chapter such as this, the same gate should be mentioned by two different names without any word of explanation.

Considering that the previous name is that of a priest, it is natural to suppose that Shemaiah, -the keeper of the east gate," was a Levite, and the east gate was the eastern approach to the Temple precincts.