Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
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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
- Valley Gate Place
- Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Kidron Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Kidron River.