Nehemiah 2:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;”
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“Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I pass over unto the gate of the fountain, and unto the pool of the king, and there is no place for the beast under me to pass over,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nehemiah 2:14 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 18:17Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
- 2 Kings 20:20As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 2 Chronicles 32:30It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
- Nehemiah 3:15The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.
- Nehemiah 3:16Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.
- Nehemiah 12:37At the Fountain Gate they climbed the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
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