Eliashib had set a good example for the people by fully supporting Nehemiah in the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls.
فَكَانَ قَدْ رَسَمَ مِثَالًا حَسَنًا لِلشَّعْبِ بِدَعْمِهِ كَامِلًا نَحَمْيَا فِي إِعَادَةِ بِنَاءِ أَسْوَارِ أُورُشَلِيمَ .‏