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7. The Gibeonite. Gibeon is now ej-Jib, 6 mi. (9.6 km.) northwest of Jerusalem.

The Meronothite. The location of Meronoth is unknown. It must have been near Gibeon and Mizpah (see 1 Chron. 27:30).

Mizpah. Probably the site of Tell en-Nasbeh, 8 mi. (14.4 km.) north of Jerusalem.

Unto the throne of the governor. The meaning of the phrase thus translated is uncertain. It designates either the region from which the builders of this section of the wall came or the extent of their activity on the wall. According to the first interpretation, these men came from Gibeon, Meronoth, Mizpah, and as far north as the seat of the governor of the province “Beyond the River,” which would mean that some isolated Jews had come from the satrap’s residence at Damascus or Aleppo. According to the second interpretation the “throne of the governor” was the residence of the satrap when he came to Jerusalem on official business. If so, the building must have been in close proximity to the wall.