After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
The record names Bavai the son of Henadad laboring together with his brethren on their appointed section of Jerusalem's wall. Their assigned portion was a definite link in the continuous circuit of repair around the city. That united building work pictures the rebuilding of Zion's defenses. It calls parents and ministers to restore what has been neglected and to strengthen their own households into a defense for the people.
The record names Bavai the son of Henadad laboring together with his brethren on their appointed section of Jerusalem's wall. Their assigned portion was a definite link in the continuous circuit of repair around the city. That united building work pictures the rebuilding of Zion's defenses. It calls parents and ministers to restore what has been neglected and to strengthen their own households into a defense for the people.