Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the valley gate. They built it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and one thousand cubits of the wall to the dung gate.
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Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the valley gate. They built it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and one thousand cubits of the wall to the dung gate.
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The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.
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The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the wall unto the dung gate.
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Passages linked to Nehemiah 3:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Nehemiah 2:13 I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal’s well, then to the dung gate, and inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire.
- Joshua 15:34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
- Joshua 15:56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
- 1 Chronicles 4:18 His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
- 2 Chronicles 26:9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
- Nehemiah 11:30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its towns. So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Neh 3:13 The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the…
Neh 3:13 The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.
Ver. 13. The valley gate] See Neh 2:13.
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And the inhabitants of Zanoah] Together with Hanun, their governor. Not priests and Levites only, but the great men in every country, yea, and the country people too, must work at God’s building. Every one must be active in his own sphere; not live to himself, but help to bear the burdens of Church and commonwealth, toti natum se credere mundo, as Cato did (Lucan).
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of…
But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab,.... If this was one of the Rechabites, they were forbid to build houses, Jer 35:7 but, perhaps, though they might not build private houses for themselves to dwell in, they might be employed in building walls and fortresses for public security; though it is more probable that this man was not of that family:
the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; or of the tract of Bethhaccerem, a place between Tekoah and Jerusalem; see Jer 6:1,
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he built it, and set up the doors thereof; &c. as in Neh 3:3.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. The inhabitants of Zanoah] This was a…
Verse 13. The inhabitants of Zanoah] This was a town in the tribe of Judah. Jos 15:34.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Zanoah lay west of Jerusalem, at the distance of…
Zanoah lay west of Jerusalem, at the distance of about 10 miles (Jos 15:34 note).
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the inhabitants of Zanoah--There were two towns so called…
the inhabitants of Zanoah--There were two towns so called in the territory of Judah (Jos 15:34, Jos 15:56).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. The valley gate — On the west side…
13. The valley gate — On the west side of the city, opening into the valley of Gihon. See note on Neh_2:13.
A thousand cubits — About 1,820 feet, which is the distance from the present tower of Hippicus to the southwestern corner of Zion. The dung gate, so called, no doubt, from being the place where the filth of the city was carried out, must have stood somewhere near the southwestern corner of Zion, and was probably the same as that which Josephus (v, 4, 2) calls the gate of the Essenes.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. The valley gate] See note on Neh_2:13; Neh_2:15.…
13. The valley gate] See note on Neh_2:13; Neh_2:15. This was the main entrance on the western side.
Zanoah] This town, mentioned in Neh_11:30; Jos_15:34, is probably the modern Zanuah, some 13 miles W. of Jerusalem.
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the doors thereof, &c.] See note on Neh_3:3.
and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate] R.V. of the wall. Some who have thought that this would be too great a distance of wall to be restored by a single section of the community regard the clause as a topographical parenthesis, = ‘There were a thousand cubits between the two gates.’ But if we may suppose little restoration was here needed, no further details would be recorded of this section of the wall. This very reason, however, would enable us to accept the repairing of ‘the thousand cubits’ as the work of ‘Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah.’ Comparatively little work was here needed, and a small party could undertake a long stretch.
The ‘dung gate’ was probably at the S.W. angle of the wall. The wall having passed due S. from the ‘valley gate’ to the ‘dung gate,’ turned thence in an easterly direction.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) A thousand cubits.—Not so much “built” as “strengthened.”…
(13) A thousand cubits.—Not so much “built” as “strengthened.” This comparatively large space—mentioned in round numbers—had probably suffered less damage, and therefore needed less repairing.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The valley gate. A gate in the western wall…
The valley gate. A gate in the western wall (See the comment on Neh_2:13) Zanoah was situated to the west of Jerusalem at the distance of some nine or ten miles. It is mentioned in Jos_15:34 as a city of Judah, but was not a place of much importance. We can scarcely suppose that the inhabitants had as much as a thousand cubits of the wall assigned to them, since that is more than a quarter of a mile, and the entire circuit was under four miles. Bertheau suggests that Nehemiah merely means to note that the distance between the two gates, the Valley and the Dung gate, was a thousand cubits, and that he says nothing of the repairs because no repairs were needed.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 This is the name of a man. (See: How…
Hanun
This is the name of a man. (See: How to Translate Names)
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the inhabitants of Zanoah
"the people from Zanoah"
Zanoah
This is the name of a place. (See: How to Translate Names)
the Valley Gate
"the Gate of the Valley" or "the Gate that Leads to the Valley." Try to translate this expression as a name, not just as a description.
set its doors
"installed its doors" or "put its doors in place"
its bolts, and its bars
"its locks and bars." These locked the gates securely.
They repaired a thousand cubits as far as the Dung Gate
They repaired the portion of the wall between the Valley Gate and the Dung Gate. AT: "They repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, from the Valley Gate to the Dung Gate" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
They repaired a thousand cubits
It is understood that they were repaing the wall of Jerusalem. AT: "They repaired a thousand cubits of the wall" or "They repaired another thousand cubits of the wall beyond the Valley Gate" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
a thousand cubits
"1,000 cubits." This may be written in modern measurements. AT: "460 meters" (See: Biblical Distance and Numbers)
the Dung Gate
Presumably, refuse was removed from the city through this gate. Try to translate this expression as a name, not just as a description.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:13 Zanoah was a village about thirteen miles (21…
3:13 Zanoah was a village about thirteen miles (21 kilometers) southwest of Jerusalem.
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