Nehemiah 12:37

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Modern

At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.

Traditional

And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

Literal

And at the Gate of the Fountain and in front of them they went up on the stairs of the City of David, on the ascent to the wall, up above the house of David, and up to the Gate of the Water eastward.

Latin

Et contra eos ascenderunt in gradibus civitatis David in ascensu muri super domum David, et usque ad portam aquarum ad orientem.

Original

Hebrew

English

At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.

Notes

Nehemiah 12:31–37

The impressive march moved south along the top of the wall to the Dung Gate at the city's southern end (Nehemiah 3:13–14). Then the procession went north on the wall along the east side of the city, past the ruins of the house of David, and up to the Water Gate (Nehemiah 3:26; 8:1) near the temple.

Nehemiah 12:27–43

The dedication of the new wall likely occurred soon after it was finished (Nehemiah 6:15–19). This account likely came from Nehemiah’s personal writings.

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Nehemiah 2:14
Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;
Nehemiah 3:26
…and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.
Nehemiah 8:1
At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
Nehemiah 8:3
So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
Nehemiah 8:16
And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.
Nehemiah 3:15–16
The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.
2 Samuel 5:7–9
Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Places

Fountain Gate: Gate in Jerusalem's wall; rebuilt by Shallun during Nehemiah's time Water Gate: A gate in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah

Glossary

Book of Nehemiah Genealogy Jerusalem Shemaiah Water Gate

Topics

Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem Ezra: A Famous Scribe and Priest: Dedicates the Wall of Jerusalem Jerusalem: Gate of the Fountain Jerusalem: Wall of, Dedicated Jerusalem: Water Gate Stairs of David The Levites: Services of Conducting the Sacred Music

Nehemiah 12:37

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