Nehemiah 3:13

13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired 1the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and 2set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits[a] of the wall, as far as 3the Dung Gate.

Nehemiah 3:13 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 3:13

The valley gate repaired Hanun
Of which see ( Nehemiah 2:13 ) ,

and the inhabitants of Zanoah;
a city in the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 15:34 ) ,

they built it, and set up the doors thereof
see ( Nehemiah 3:3 ) ,

and a thousand cubits on the wall to the dung gate;
that is, they repaired the wall to such a length from the valley gate to the dung gate; see ( Nehemiah 2:13 ) .

Nehemiah 3:13 In-Context

11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.
12 Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters.
13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.
14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
15 And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the king's garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the city of David.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Nehemiah 2:13, 15; 2 Chronicles 26:9
  • 2. See ver. 1
  • 3. Nehemiah 2:13; Nehemiah 12:31

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
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