Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the old gate. They laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars.
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Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the old gate. They laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars.
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Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
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And the gate of the old city repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.
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- Nehemiah 12:39 and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Neh 3:6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the…
Neh 3:6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Ver. 6. Moreover the old gate] Famous only for its antiquity; like as many old books are monumenta adorandae robiginis, of more antiquity than authority; and as that image at Ephesus, that was said, but falsely, to have fallen down from Jupiter (Dιοπετες), so the covetous priests persuaded the credulous people, Act 19:35. The Rabbis say, that this was a gate ever since the time that David took Zion from the Jebusites, Quis hoc credat, nisi sit pro teste vetustas? Who would believe this unless he winessed it?
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Moreover, the old gate repaired Jehoiada, the son of…
Moreover, the old gate repaired Jehoiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah,.... Which some think was so called because it led to the old city Salem. Dr. Lightfoot (a) thinks it is the same with the second or third gate, Zep 1:10. According to Vatablus, it was the gate of the old pool, Isa 22:11, or rather, perhaps, it was the gate of the old wall Josephus speaks of (b); it led to the north of the land:
they laid the beams thereof; as in Neh 3:3.
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(a) Ut supra. (Chorograph. Cent. of the Land of Israel, c. 26. p. 27. vol. 2.) (b) De Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2, 3.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The old gate - Either the modern Damascus gate,…
The old gate - Either the modern Damascus gate, the main entrance to the city on the north side; or a gate a little further eastward.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Old gate, or of the judges, who there assembled.…
Old gate, or of the judges, who there assembled. (Lyranus)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 6. The old gate — Its location can now…
6. The old gate — Its location can now be fixed only by conjecture. It seems to have been in the northern wall, and probably near the northeastern corner of the city. See plan.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. Moreover the old gate] R.V. And the old…
6. Moreover the old gate] R.V. And the old gate. Marg. ‘Or, the gate of the old city or, of the old wall.’ Literally rendered the words are ‘And the gate of the old,’ so that there is some uncertainty which word we should supply. From the mention of the same gate elsewhere (Neh_12:39) we gather that it stood between the ‘fish gate’ and the ‘gate of Ephraim,’ and is possibly the same as the ‘corner gate’ (2Ki_14:13) which Zechariah calls ‘the first gate’ (Zec_14:10). On the N. side the ground being more level the city would naturally extend itself in this direction. The gate possibly derived its name from being the entrance to the old city. Prof. Robertson Smith (Art. Jerusalem, Enc. Brit.) says: ‘For obvious engineering reasons the eminence at the N.W. of the Haram area must always have been a principal point in the fortifications, and here the old gate may very well have been placed.’ The ‘gate of the old wall’ is a less likely appellation. In one sense every gate that was restored was a gate of the old wall. If ‘the old wall’ was a part of an ancient or disused rampart, it would not have been a portion included in this description. When the fortifications coincided with an earlier and thicker wall, it was called ‘the broad wall’ (Neh_3:8).
Jehoiada] R.V. Joiada.
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they laid the beams, &c.] See on Neh_3:3.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) The old gate.—Not mentioned elsewhere: probably that of…
(6) The old gate.—Not mentioned elsewhere: probably that of Damascus; but (by a conjectural addition to the text,) it has been translated the gate of the old wall, as if distinguished from “the broad wall.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The old gate must either have corresponded to the…
The old gate must either have corresponded to the modern "Damascus gate" or have been in its near neighbourhood. It is not mentioned elsewhere.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Joiada ... Paseah and Meshullam ... Besodeiah ... Melatiah…
Joiada ... Paseah and Meshullam ... Besodeiah ... Melatiah ... Jadon
These are all names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
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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.
Gibeonite ... Meronothite
Gibeonites and Meronothites are people groups. (See: How to Translate Names)
Gibeon and Mizpah
These are names of places. (See: How to Translate Names)
the Province Beyond the River
This is the name of the province that was west of the Euphrates River. It was across the river from the city of Susa. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 2:7. (See: How to Translate Names)
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son
gate
Gibeon
govern
life
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:6-8 These verses describe work done on the walls…
3:6-8 These verses describe work done on the walls and gates on the western side of Jerusalem. Even people from outside the city and people having wealth or more delicate occupations participated.
3:6 The Old City Gate: The oldest part of Jerusalem sat on an eastern hill that ran north to the Temple Mount.
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