Nehemiah 3:13-15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Valley Gate, Dung Gate, and Fountain Gate
13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired 500 yards[a] of the wall to the Dung Gate.(A) 14 Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler over the district of Beth-haccherem,(B) repaired the Dung Gate.(C) He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
15 Shallun[b] son of Col-hozeh, ruler over the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate.(D) He rebuilt it and roofed it. Then he installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also made repairs to the wall of the Pool of Shelah(E) near the king’s garden,(F) as far as the stairs that descend from the city of David.(G)
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- Nehemiah 3:13 Lit 1,000 cubits
- Nehemiah 3:15 Some Hb mss, Syr read Shallum
Nehemiah 3:13-15
New International Version
13 The Valley Gate(A) was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah.(B) They rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. They also repaired a thousand cubits[a] of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.(C)
14 The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Rekab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem.(D) He rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.
15 The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam,[b](E) by the King’s Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 3:13 That is, about 1,500 feet or about 450 meters
- Nehemiah 3:15 Hebrew Shelah, a variant of Shiloah, that is, Siloam
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