Nehemiah 12:39

and above the gate of Ephraim, and upon the old gate, and upon the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even as far as the sheep-gate,—and they came to a stand, at the gate of the guard.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

In Context

38And, the second choir, was going over against them, I, following it,—with the half of the people upon the wall, above the tower of the ovens, even as far as the broad wall;

40So the two choirs, came to a stand, at the house of God,—and I, and half the deputies with me;

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Cross References

Nehemiah 3:1Then arose Eliashib the high priest and his brethren the priests, and built the sheep-gate, they, hallowed it, and set up the doors thereof,—even unto the tower of Hammeah, hallowed they it, unto the tower of Hananel;

Nehemiah 3:6And, the old gate, did Joiada son of Paseah, and Meshullam, son of Besodeiah, repair,—they, laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof;

Nehemiah 3:31after him, repaired, Malchijah son of Zorphi, as far as the house of the Nethinim, and the traders,—over against the muster-gate, even unto the ascent of the pinnacle;

Jeremiah 31:38Lo days, are coming, Declareth Yahweh, That the city shall be built for Yahweh, From the tower of Hananeel, [As far as] the gate of the corner;

Zephaniah 1:10And there shall come to be, in that day, declareth Yahweh, The noise of an outcry from the fish-gate, and of a howling out of the new city,—and of a great crashing, from the hills.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:28-44

The Dedication of the Wall. ( b. c. 444.) 27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and… Read the whole commentary →

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