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.
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Interpretation
When Nehemiah had considered the matter, he told the Jews that God had put it into his heart to build the wall of Jerusalem. He does not undertake to do it without them.
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This thought runs through Nehemiah 2:12-16.
Glossary
- Fountain Gate Place
- Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Siloam Place
- Biblical pool. Modern identification: Pool of Siloam.