Nehemiah 3:13

13 And Hanun, and the dwellers of Zanoah, builded the gate of the valley; they builded it, and setted up the gates thereof, and the locks and bars thereof; and they builded a thousand cubits in the wall unto the gate of the dunghill. (And Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah, rebuilt the Valley Gate; they rebuilt it, and put up its doors, or its gates, with their locks and bars; and they rebuilt a thousand cubits of the wall unto the 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 And Malchijah, the son of Harim, and Hashub, the son of Pahathmoab, builded the half part of the street, and the tower of ovens. (And Malchijah, the son of Harim, and Hashub, the son of Pahathmoab, rebuilt the next section, and the Tower of the Ovens, or the Tower of the Furnaces.)

12 Shallum, the son of Halohesh, prince of the half part of a street of Jerusalem, builded beside him, he and his sons. (Shallum, the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the other half of the district of Jerusalem, rebuilt beside them, with the help of his daughters.)

13 And Hanun, and the dwellers of Zanoah, builded the gate of the valley; they builded it, and setted up the gates thereof, and the locks and bars thereof; and they builded a thousand cubits in the wall unto the gate of the dunghill. (And Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah, rebuilt the Valley Gate; they rebuilt it, and put up its doors, or its gates, with their locks and bars; and they rebuilt a thousand cubits of the wall unto the Dung Gate.)

14 And Malchiah, the son of Rechab, prince of a street of Bethhaccerem, builded the gate of the dunghill; he builded it, and setted it up, and covered the gates thereof, and (the) locks, and bars. (And Malchiah, the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Bethhaccerem, rebuilt the Dung Gate; he rebuilt it, and put up its doors, or its gates, with their locks and bars.)

15 And Shallun, the son of Colhozeh, prince of a town of Mizpah, builded the gate of the well; he builded it, and covered it, and he set up the gates thereof, and (the) locks, and bars; and he builded the walls of the cistern of Siloah, unto the orchard of the king, and unto the degrees of the king, which come down from the city of David. (And Shallun, the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, rebuilt the Fountain Gate; he rebuilt it, and roofed it, or covered it, and he put up its doors, or its gates, with their locks and bars; and he rebuilt the wall by the Pool of Siloah, beside the king's garden, and unto the steps which came down from the City of David.)