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Nehemiah 3:13

HanunDung GateZanoah

11 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.

12 And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.

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 Gate.

14 The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

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.

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BSB
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 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.
WEB
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.
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.
DARBY
The valley-gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the dung-gate.
BLB
The Gate of the Valley Hanun strengthened, and those dwelling in Zanoah. They built it and set up its doors and its bolts and bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Gate of the Dunghill.
ÅB
Dalporten ble satt i stand av Hanun og innbyggerne i Sanoah; de bygget den og satte inn dører, låser og slåer; de bygget også tusen alen av muren, til Møkkporten.
OTB
Hanun og innbyggerne i Zanoa reparerte Dalporten, konstruerte den og installerte dens dører, bolter og slåer, samt tusen alen av muren opp til Møkkporten.
B1930
Dalporten blev satt i stand av Hanun og innbyggerne i Sanoah; de bygget den og satte inn dører, låser og slåer; de bygget også tusen alen av muren, til Møkkporten.

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  • Nehemiah 2:13

    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.

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  • Joshua 15:34

    Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

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  • 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.

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  • 1 Chronicles 4:18

    These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.

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  • Joshua 15:56

    Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

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  • Nehemiah 11:30

    Zanoah, 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.

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