37 And to the gate of the fountain, even over against them went they up by the [a]stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall beyond the house of David, even unto the water gate Eastward.

38 And the second company of them that gave thanks, went on the other side, and I after them, and the half of the people was upon the wall, and upon the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall.

39 And upon the gate of Ephraim, and upon the old gate, and upon the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood in the gate of the ward.

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  1. Nehemiah 12:37 Which was the going up to the mount Zion, which is called the city of David.

37 At the Fountain Gate(A) they continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the site of David’s palace to the Water Gate(B) on the east.

38 The second choir proceeded in the opposite direction. I followed them on top of[a] the wall, together with half the people—past the Tower of the Ovens(C) to the Broad Wall,(D) 39 over the Gate of Ephraim,(E) the Jeshanah[b] Gate,(F) the Fish Gate,(G) the Tower of Hananel(H) and the Tower of the Hundred,(I) as far as the Sheep Gate.(J) At the Gate of the Guard they stopped.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 12:38 Or them alongside
  2. Nehemiah 12:39 Or Old