Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Nehemiah 3:5 in English Standard Version "And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord." 2Sa 14:2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead. Ne 3:27 After him the Tekoites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel.