Nehemiah 3:13
in Nehemiah 3The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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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This verse in Nehemiah 3
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThe valley gate repaired Hanun,.... Of which see Neh 2:13, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; a city in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:34, they built it, and set up the doors thereof, &c. see Neh 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 Neh 2:13.
This site's exposition
The valley gate
on Nehemiah 3:13-15
The gates name the city's working anatomy: the valley gate Nehemiah rode out of by night in chapter 2, a thousand cubits of wall to the dung gate where the refuse left, and the gate of the fountain with the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden and the stairs that go down from the city of David. The topography is real and excavated: Siloam's pool and the stepped descent of the old city survive, and the roll reads as a walking survey of ground a visitor can still trace. The dung gate gets its builder's name recorded with the same dignity as the sheep gate's.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
And Hanun built up the Valley Gate, etc. We know that the Valley of Jehoshaphat, which was also called Gehenna, that is, the Valley of Hinnom, was to the eastern side of the city of Jerusalem, through which flows the Kidron stream, mentioned in the …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
That several rulers, both of Jerusalem and of other cities, were active in this work, thinking themselves bound in honour to do the utmost that their wealth and power enabled them to do for the furtherance of this good work. But it is observable that they are called rulers of part, or the half part, of their respective cities. One was ruler of the half part of Jerusalem (
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They did not think their callings excused them, nor plead that they could not leave their shops to attend the public business, knowing that what they lost would certainly be made up to them by the blessing of God upon their callings. Some ladies are spoken of as helping forward this work-- Shallum and his daughters (
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
The inhabitants of Zanoah - This was a town in the tribe of Judah. Jos 15:34.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Zanoah lay west of Jerusalem, at the distance of about 10 miles (Jos 15:34 note).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
he and his daughters Shallum and his daughters repaired the building of the structure.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 2 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵת֩ | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שַׁ֨עַר | shaar | [the] gate of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| הַגַּ֜יְא | hagay' | the valley | H1516 → | 59 times |
| הֶחֱזִ֣יק | hechezik | he repaired | H2388 → | 291 times |
| חָנוּן֮ | chanun | Hanun | H2586 → | |
| וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י | veyoshevei | and [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| זָנוֹחַ֒ | zanoach | Zanoah | H2182 → | |
| הֵ֣מָּה | hemah | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| בָנ֔וּהוּ | vanuhu | they rebuilt it | H1129 → | 376 times |
| וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ | vaiyaamidu | and they set up | H5975 → | 521 times |
| דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו | daltotav | doors its | H1817 → | 88 times |
| מַנְעֻלָ֖יו | manulav | bolts its | H4514 → | 6 times |
| וּבְרִיחָ֑יו | uverichav | and bars its | H1280 → | 40 times |
| וְאֶ֤לֶף | veelef | and one thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| אַמָּה֙ | ʾamah | cubit[s] | H520 → | |
| בַּחוֹמָ֔ה | bachomah | in the wall | H2346 → | 133 times |
| עַ֖ד | ʾad | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| שַׁ֥עַר | shaar | [the] gate of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃ | hashafot | the dung | H830 → | 7 times |
אֵת֩<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
שַׁ֨עַר[the] gate of
shaarH8179 →374 times
הַגַּ֜יְאthe valley
hagay'H1516 →59 times
הֶחֱזִ֣יקhe repaired
hechezikH2388 →291 times
חָנוּן֮Hanun
chanunH2586 →
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יand [the] inhabitants of
veyosheveiH3427 →1079 times
זָנוֹחַ֒Zanoah
zanoachH2182 →
הֵ֣מָּהthey
hemahH1992 →553 times
בָנ֔וּהוּthey rebuilt it
vanuhuH1129 →376 times
וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙and they set up
vaiyaamiduH5975 →521 times
דַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdoors its
daltotavH1817 →88 times
מַנְעֻלָ֖יוbolts its
manulavH4514 →6 times
וּבְרִיחָ֑יוand bars its
uverichavH1280 →40 times
וְאֶ֤לֶףand one thousand
veelefH505 →505 times
אַמָּה֙cubit[s]
ʾamahH520 →
בַּחוֹמָ֔הin the wall
bachomahH2346 →133 times
עַ֖דto
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
שַׁ֥עַר[the] gate of
shaarH8179 →374 times
הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃the dung
hashafotH830 →7 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nehemiah 2:13So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 1:3
And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
- Nehemiah 3:13–14
The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung…
- 2 Chronicles 26:9
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
- Nehemiah 2:17
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we…
- Nehemiah 2:3
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by…
- Nehemiah 1:3
Through
Nehemiah 11:30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.
it leads to
- Joshua 15:34–35
Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 15:34–35
Through
2 Chronicles 26:9Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 25:23
There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from…
- 2 Kings 14:13
There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the…
- 2 Chronicles 25:23
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About Nehemiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.