Nehemiah 2:11-16

International Children’s Bible

Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem

¹¹ I went to Jerusalem and stayed there three days. ¹² Then at night I started out with a few men. I had not told anyone what God had caused me to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me except the one I was riding.

¹³ It was night. I went out through the Valley Gate. I rode toward the Dragon Well and the Trash Gate. I was inspecting the walls of Jerusalem. They had been broken down. And the gates had been destroyed by fire. ¹⁴ Then I rode on toward the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool. But there was not enough room for the animal I was riding to get through. ¹⁵ So I went up the valley at night. I was inspecting the wall. Finally, I turned and went back in through the Valley Gate. ¹⁶ The officers did not know where I had gone or what I was doing. I had not yet said anything to the Jews, the priests, the important men or the officers. I had not said anything to any of the others who would do the work.