Nehemiah 2:14
12 I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
13 So 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 gates that had been destroyed by fire.
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;
15 so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.
16 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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;
- KJV
- Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
- WEB
- Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king’s pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.
- ASV
- Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king`s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
- DARBY
- And I went on to the fountain-gate, and to the king's pool; and there was no place for the beast under me to pass.
- BLB
- And I went on to the Gate of the Fountain and to the Pool of the King, and [there was] no place for the beast under me to pass over.
- ÅB
- Så tok jeg over til Kildeporten og til Kongedammen; men der var det ikke rom for dyret som jeg red på, til å komme fram.
- OTB
- Så dro jeg videre mot Kildeporten og Kongens dam, men det var ikke plass for mitt ridedyr til å passere.
- B1930
- Så tok jeg over til Kildeporten og til Kongedammen; men der var det ikke rum for dyret som jeg red på, til å komme frem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
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Cross references
Nehemiah 3:15
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.
Read in context2 Kings 20:20
As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Read in context2 Chronicles 32:30
It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
Read in context2 Kings 18:17
Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
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