13 King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash,[a] son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down two hundred yards[b] of Jerusalem’s wall from the Ephraim Gate(A) to the Corner Gate.(B)

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  1. 14:13 Lit Jehoash
  2. 14:13 Lit 400 cubits

13 Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall(A) of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate(B) to the Corner Gate(C)—a section about four hundred cubits long.[a]

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  1. 2 Kings 14:13 That is, about 600 feet or about 180 meters

Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate,(A) the Valley Gate,(B) and the corner buttress, and he fortified them.

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Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate,(A) at the Valley Gate(B) and at the angle of the wall, and he fortified them.

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10 All the land from Geba(A) to Rimmon(B) south of Jerusalem will be changed into a plain. But Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain[a] on its site from the Benjamin Gate(C) to the place of the First Gate,[b] to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.(D)

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  1. 14:10 Or will be inhabited
  2. 14:10 Or the former gate

10 The whole land, from Geba(A) to Rimmon,(B) south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up(C) high from the Benjamin Gate(D) to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate,(E) and from the Tower of Hananel(F) to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place.(G)

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