Nehemiah 3:13

Nehemiah 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. They also repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate.

Context of Nehemiah 3:13

11Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Furnaces. 12Shallum son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, and his daughters repaired the next section. Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. They also repaired a thousand cubits of wall up to the Dung Gate. 14Malchijah son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth-cherem, repaired the Dung Gate. He built it and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 15Shallun son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He built it, covered it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King’s Garden, as far as the stairs going down from the City of David.

Nehemiah 3:13 word by word

אֵת֩ שַׁ֨עַר הַגַּ֜יְא הֶחֱזִ֣יק חָנוּן֮ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י זָנוֹחַ֒ הֵ֣מָּה בָנ֔וּהוּ וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו מַנְעֻלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָ֑יו וְאֶ֤לֶף אַמָּה֙ בַּחוֹמָ֔ה עַ֖ד שַׁ֥עַר הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · Valley (Gate)H1516
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Hanunחָנוּןchânûn · HanunH2586
• and the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Zanoahזָנוֹחַzânôach · ZanoahH2182
• they builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• it, and set upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• the doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• thereof, the locksמַנְעוּלman‛ûl man‛ûl · boltH4514
• thereof, and the barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
• thereof, and a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• on the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• unto the dungאַשְׁפֹּת'ashpôth 'ashpôth shephôth · Dung (Gate)H830

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:13

• Nehemiah 2:13By night I went out by the Valley Gate toward Jackal Spring and the Dung Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire.
• Nehemiah 11:30in Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its towns. So they settled from Beersheba to the Hinnom valley.
• Joshua 15:34Zanoach, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
• 1 Chronicles 4:18(His Judahite wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soho and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Bithiah, Pharaoh’s daughter whom Mered married.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The inhabitants of Zanoah - This was a town in the tribe of Judah. Joshua 15:34.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Zanoah lay west of Jerusalem, at the distance of about 10 miles (Joshua 15:34 note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Zanoah was a village located about 21 kilometers (13 miles) southwest of Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. the inhabitants of Zanoah--There were two towns so called in the territory of Judah (Jos 15:34, 56).Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:13

• Gihon
• Hezekiah
• Jerusalem
• Lock
• Zanoah

In the dictionaries

• Valley Gate
• Hanun
• Bar (2)
• Bolt
• Genealogy
• Hinnom, Valley of
• Jerusalem
• Maccabees, Books of
• Repair
• Zanoah

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