Nehemiah 3:15

Nehemiah 3:15 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the King’s Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the king's garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the city of David.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King’s Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David.

Context of Nehemiah 3:15

13Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it and installed its doors with its bolts and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall to the Dung Gate. 14And Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of Beth-haccherem repaired the Dung Gate. He built it and installed its doors with its bolts and its bars. Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, the official of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He built it, made a roof for it, and installed its doors with its bolts and its bars, and the wall of the Pool of Shelah at the king’s garden as far as the steps that descend from the city of David. 16After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, official of half the district of Beth-zur, made repairs as far as a point opposite the tombs of David, and as far as the artificial pool and the house of the mighty men. 17After him the Levites carried out repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, the official of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district.

Nehemiah 3:15 word by word

וְאֵת֩ שַׁ֨עַר הָעַ֜יִן הֶ֠חֱזִיק שַׁלּ֣וּן בֶּן־כָּל־חֹזֶה֮ שַׂ֣ר פֶּ֣לֶךְ הַמִּצְפָּה֒ ה֤וּא יִבְנֶ֙נּוּ֙ וִיטַֽלְלֶ֔נּוּ וְיַעֲמִיד֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו מַנְעֻלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָ֑יו וְ֠אֵת חוֹמַ֞ת בְּרֵכַ֤ת הַשֶּׁ֙לַח֙ לְגַן־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְעַד־הַֽמַּעֲל֔וֹת הַיּוֹרְד֖וֹת מֵעִ֥יר דָּוִֽיד׃ סRead the interlinear

• Shallumשַׁלּוּןshalûn · ShallumH7968
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Col-hozehכׇּל־חֹזֶהkol-chôzeh · Col-hozehH3626
• the officialשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the districtפֶּ֫לֶךְpelek · districtH6418
• of Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• He builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• it, madeטָלַלţâlal · to coverH2926
• for it, and installedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• its doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• with its boltsמַנְעוּלman‛ûl man‛ûl · boltH4514
• and its barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
• and the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• of the Poolבְּרֵכָהberêkâh · poolH1295
• of Shelahשֶׁ֫לַחshillôach shelach · ShelahH7975
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• gardenגַּןgan · gardenH1588
• as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the stepsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
• that descendיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• from the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:15

• Nehemiah 2:14Then I passed on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no place for my mount to pass.
• Nehemiah 12:37At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the city of David by the stairway of the wall, above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
• 2 Chronicles 32:30It was Hezekiah who stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah was successful in everything that he did.
• Nehemiah 3:9And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
• Nehemiah 3:7Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, also made repairs for the official seat of the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River.
• Judges 20:1Then all the sons of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, came out, and the congregation assembled as one person to the Lord at Mizpah.
• Jeremiah 40:6Then Jeremiah went to Mizpah to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
• Isaiah 8:6“Inasmuch as these people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah And rejoice in Rezin and the son of Remaliah;
• Luke 13:4Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse offenders than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?
• John 9:7and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he left and washed, and came back seeing.
• 2 Samuel 5:6Now the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; and they said to David, “You shall not come in here, but even those who are blind and those who limp will turn you away,” thinking, “David cannot enter here.”

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The pool of Siloah - This is probably the same as that mentioned by the evangelists. The stairs that go down from the city of David - Jerusalem being built on very uneven ground, and some hills being taken within the walls; there was a necessity that there should be in different places steps by which they could ascend and descend: probably similar to what we see in the city of Bristol.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The “pool of Siloah” lies at the southwestern foot of the temple hill, near the lower end of the Tyropoeon. It appears to have been at all times beyond the line of the city wall, but was perhaps joined to the city by a fortification of its own. The king‘s gardens - See 2 Kings 25:4 note. The stairs - A flight of steps, still to be seen, led from the low valley of the Tyropoeon up the steep sides of Ophel to the “city of David,” which it reached probably…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The Mizpah district was about ten kilometers (six miles) north of Jerusalem. The king’s garden was a lush area east of the pool of Siloam. It was near the meeting point of the Kidron and Hinnom Valleys, possibly at the King’s Pool (Nehemiah 2:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. Then Eliashib the high priest--the grandson of Jeshua, and the first high priest after the return from Babylon. rose up with his brethren the priests--that is, set an example by commencing the work, their labors being confined to the sacred localities. and they builded the sheep gate--close to the temple. Its name arose either from the sheep market, or from the pool of Bethesda, which was there (Joh 5:2). There the sheep were washed and then taken to…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:15

• Gihon
• Jerusalem
• Mizpah
• Pool
• Shallun
• Siloam
• Stairs

In the dictionaries

• David
• Mizpah
• City of David
• Col-Hozeh
• King's Garden
• Baths
• Gardens
• Pool
• Shiloah, The waters of
• Siloah, The pool of

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings