Nehemiah 12:39

39 and above ¹the Gate of Ephraim, and by ²the Gate of Yeshanah,^[a] and by ³the Fish Gate and ⁴the Tower of Hananel and ⁵the Tower of the Hundred, to ⁶the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at ⁷the Gate of the Guard.

Nehemiah 12:39 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:39

And from above the gate of Ephraim
The gate which led to the tribe of Ephraim, where that tribe formerly dwelt, see ( Nehemiah 8:16 )

and above the old gate;
of which mention is made, ( Nehemiah 3:6 )

and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of
Meah, even unto the sheep gate;
of all which see ( Nehemiah 3:1 Nehemiah 3:2 ) , and they stood still in the prison gate; which was not a gate of the city, but of the court of the prison, ( Nehemiah 3:25 ) , which was near both the king's palace and the temple, see ( Jeremiah 20:1 Jeremiah 20:2 ) ( 32:2 ) .

Nehemiah 12:39 In-Context

37 At the Fountain Gate they went up straight before them by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.

38 The other choir of those who gave thanks went to the north, and I followed them with half of the people, on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall,

39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Gate of Yeshanah, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard.

40 So both choirs of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me;

41 and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

Cross References

• 1. See Nehemiah 8:16
• 2. Nehemiah 3:6
• 3. See Nehemiah 3:3
• 4. Nehemiah 3:1
• 5. Nehemiah 3:1
• 6. See Nehemiah 3:1
• 7. See Nehemiah 3:25

Footnotes

• [a]. Or of the old city