Nehemiah 3:15
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.
14 But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
- WEB
- Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the spring gate. He built it, covered it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars; and he repaired the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king’s garden, even to the stairs that go down from David’s city.
- ASV
- And the fountain gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king`s garden, even unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
- DARBY
- And the fountain-gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the chief of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up its doors, its locks and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, and to the stairs that go down from the city of David.
- BLB
- And the Gate of the Fountain Shallun son of Col-hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, strengthened. He built it and covered it and set up its doors with its bolts and bars, and the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the Garden of the King, as far as the stairs going down from the City of David.
- ÅB
- Kildeporten ble satt i stand av Sallun, Kol-Hoses sønn, høvdingen over Mispas distrikt; han bygget den, la tak på den og satte inn dører, låser og slåer; likeledes bygget han muren ved Selah-dammen ved kongens have helt fram til de trapper som går ned fra Davids stad.
- OTB
- Sjallun, sønn av Kol-Hose, embetsmann over distriktet Mispa, reparerte Kildeporten, tekket den og installerte dens dører, bolter og slåer. Han reparerte også muren ved Siloamdammen ved Kongens hage, så langt som trappene som fører ned fra Davids by.
- B1930
- Kildeporten blev satt i stand av Sallun, Kol-Hoses sønn, høvdingen over Mispas distrikt; han bygget den, la tak på den og satte inn dører, låser og slåer; likeledes bygget han muren ved Selah-dammen ved kongens have helt frem til de trapper som går ned fra Davids stad.
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John 9:7
And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
Read in contextIsaiah 8:6
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
Read in contextNehemiah 12:37
And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
Read in contextNehemiah 2:14
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.
Read in contextLuke 13:4
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
Read in contextJudges 20:1
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
Read in context2 Kings 25:4
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
Read in contextJudges 20:3
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
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