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2 Chronicles 7

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¹ So I went out at night by the Valley Gate toward the Dragon's Well and to the Refuse Gate and inspected the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were consumed by fire.

² Then I passed over to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no place for the animal that I was riding to pass.

³ So I went up at night by the ravine [of Kidron] and inspected the wall; then I turned back and entered [the city] by the Valley Gate, and returned.

⁴ The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; nor had I yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the rest who did the work.

⁵ Then I said to them, "You see the bad situation that we are in—how Jerusalem is desolate and lies in ruins and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, and let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace."

⁶ Then I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, "Let us[2] rise up and build." So they thoroughly supported the good work.

⁷ But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they mocked us and regarded us with contempt and said, "What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"

⁸ I answered them, "The God of heaven [has appointed us for His purpose and] will give us success; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no portion, right, or memorial in Jerusalem."

⁹ Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests and built[1] the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set up its doors; and they consecrated the wall [westward] to the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel.

¹⁰ [2] Next to Eliashib the men of Jericho built, and next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.

¹¹ Now the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars.

¹² Next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. And next to him Zadok the son of Baana also made repairs.

¹³ Next to him the men of Tekoa made repairs, but their nobles did not[3] support the work of their overseers.

¹⁴ Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired[4] the Old Gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars.

¹⁵ Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, made repairs for the official seat (Jerusalem residence) of the governor [of the province] beyond the [Euphrates] River.

¹⁶ Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs, and they restored Jerusalem as far as[5] the Broad Wall.

¹⁷ Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

¹⁸ Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his own house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.

¹⁹ Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Furnaces.

²⁰ Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters.

²¹ Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits (1,500 ft.) of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate.

²² Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of Beth-haccherem repaired the Refuse Gate. He rebuilt it and set its doors with its bolts and its bars.

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1	So I went out at night by the Valley Gate toward the Dragon's Well and to the Refuse Gate and inspected the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were consumed by fire.
2	Then I passed over to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no place for the animal that I was riding to pass.
3	So I went up at night by the ravine [of Kidron] and inspected the wall; then I turned back and entered [the city] by the Valley Gate, and returned.
4	The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; nor had I yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the rest who did the work.
5	Then I said to them, "You see the bad situation that we are in—how Jerusalem is desolate and lies in ruins and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, and let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace."
6	Then I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, "Let us[2] rise up and build." So they thoroughly supported the good work.
7	But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they mocked us and regarded us with contempt and said, "What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"
8	I answered them, "The God of heaven [has appointed us for His purpose and] will give us success; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no portion, right, or memorial in Jerusalem."
9	Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests and built[1] the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set up its doors; and they consecrated the wall [westward] to the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel.
10	[2] Next to Eliashib the men of Jericho built, and next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.
11	Now the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars.
12	Next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. And next to him Zadok the son of Baana also made repairs.
13	Next to him the men of Tekoa made repairs, but their nobles did not[3] support the work of their overseers.
14	Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired[4] the Old Gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars.
15	Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, made repairs for the official seat (Jerusalem residence) of the governor [of the province] beyond the [Euphrates] River.
16	Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs, and they restored Jerusalem as far as[5] the Broad Wall.
17	Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
18	Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his own house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.
19	Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Furnaces.
20	Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters.
21	Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits (1,500 ft.) of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate.
22	Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of Beth-haccherem repaired the Refuse Gate. He rebuilt it and set its doors with its bolts and its bars.

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