Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem’s Walls

11 So I (A)came to Jerusalem and was there three days. 12 And I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anyone what my God was putting into my [a]mind to do for Jerusalem and there was no animal with me except the animal on which I was riding. 13 So I went out at night by (B)the Valley Gate in the direction of the Dragon’s Well and on to the [b]Refuse Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem (C)which were broken down and its (D)gates which were consumed by fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 2:12 Lit heart
  2. Nehemiah 2:13 Lit Gate of Ash-heaps