Nehemías 2:13

13 Esa noche salí por la puerta del Valle hacia la fuente del Dragón y la puerta del Basurero. Inspeccioné las ruinas de la muralla de Jerusalén, y sus puertas consumidas por el fuego.

Nehemías 2:13 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 2:13

And I went out by night, by the gate of the valley
Where that formerly stood, for the gates had been burnt, and were not as yet rebuilt; this was the gate that led to the valley of Jehoshaphat, according to some; or rather to the valley of dead bodies, through which the brook Kidron ran, see ( 2 Chronicles 26:9 ) ( Jeremiah 31:4 ) it is the gate through which Christ went to Calvary; it led to Shiloh, Bethhoron, and Golan:

even before the dragon well;
so called from its winding about, just as a crooked winding river is called serpentine; though some think here stood an image of a dragon, either in wood, or stone, or brass, out of the mouth of which the water flowed from the well; and others, that since the desolations of Jerusalem, serpents or dragons had their abode here:

and to the dung port;
by which they used to carry the dung out of the city, and by which they went to Joppa, the sea, and all the western parts:

and viewed the walls of Jerusalem:
in what condition they were, what was necessary to be wholly taken down, and where to begin to build: it must have been a moonlight night or he could not have taken a view; for to have carried torches or lamps with them would have discovered them:

and the gates thereof were consumed with fire;
nothing of them remained.

Nehemías 2:13 In-Context

11 Tres días después de haber llegado a Jerusalén,

12 salí de noche acompañado de algunos hombres, pero a ninguno de ellos le conté lo que mi Dios me había motivado hacer por Jerusalén. La única bestia que llevábamos era la que yo montaba.

13 Esa noche salí por la puerta del Valle hacia la fuente del Dragón y la puerta del Basurero. Inspeccioné las ruinas de la muralla de Jerusalén, y sus puertas consumidas por el fuego.

14 Después me dirigí hacia la puerta de la Fuente y el estanque del Rey, pero no hallé por dónde pasar con mi cabalgadura.

15 Así que, siendo aún de noche, subí por el arroyo mientras inspeccionaba la muralla. Finalmente regresé y entré por la puerta del Valle.