Nehemiah 2:13
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.”Nehemiah 2:13
What Does Nehemiah 2:13 Mean?
Nehemiah 2:13 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 2, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 2:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nehemiah 1:3“And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.”Nehemiah 3:13“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.”Nehemiah 12:31“Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:”2 Chronicles 26:9“Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.”Nehemiah 2:3“And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?”Nehemiah 2:17“Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.”Nehemiah 2:15“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.”Nehemiah 3:14“But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.”Psalms 74:3“Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.”Jeremiah 5:10“Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD’s.”
People & Places
Dragon SpringDung GateGate of the ValleyJerusalem
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