Chapter 3

There is a high priest, Eliashib.  (It occurred to me that even though Israel has had no king since Zedekiah, the office of high priest continued until Jesus' time and after.  At least until 70 AD, and then that too was gone.  A good study would be to see what covenant included a king on the throne of David, vs the promise that said a Levite would continually be present.  They have to be different covenants.)

All of this chapter is a recounting of exactly who repaired what.  There were teams, and each team repaired a gate and/or a length of the wall.  All worked, independently and together, to provide the walls and gates for Jerusalem to defend itself at least a little.  Before this, you couldn't have kept a cow out of the city.

2020- It occurs to me that this chapter is a survey of each section of the wall of Jerusalem at the time, along with many details of what was located within the walls at various points.  This would be a great guide to archeologists in identifying just where and when things are.  I wonder if the walls were pulled down in 70 AD or just the temple?