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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/nehemiah/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then I moved on toward the Fountain Gate and the King&#8217s Pool, but there was not enough room for my mount to get through;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then I went to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, but my donkey couldn’t get through the rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal that was under me to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but <i>there was</i> no place for the beast <i>that was</i> under me to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, but <i>there was</i> no room for the animal under me to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I passed on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no place for my mount to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then I passed on to the Fountain Gate and the King&#8217s Pool, but there was no place for my mount to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then I passed on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no place for my mount to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I passed on to the Spring Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no place for my animal to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then I passed over to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, but there was no place for the animal that I was riding to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but farther down it became too narrow for my animal to go through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King&#8217s Pool, but farther down it became too narrow for my animal to go through. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />On the east side of the city, I headed north to Fountain Gate and King's Pool, but then the trail became too narrow for my donkey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Passing through Fountain Gate, I arrived at King's Pool, but the animal I was riding couldn't get through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then on the east side of the city I went north to the Fountain Gate and the King's Pool. The donkey I was riding could not find any path through the rubble, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I proceeded to the Fountain Gate, and then to the King's Pool, but there wasn't sufficient clearance for the animal I was riding to pass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I passed on to the Gate of the Well and the King's Pool, where there was not enough room for my animal to pass with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King?s Pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king’s pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I pass over to the Fountain Gate, and to the King’s Pool, and there is no place for the beast under me to pass over,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I shall pass over to the gate of the fountain and pool of the king: and not a place for the beast under me to pass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I passed to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's aqueduct, and there was no place for the beast on which I rode to pass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I continued on to the gate of the fountain, and to the aqueduct of the king. And there was no room for the beast on which I was sitting to pass through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then I passed over to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool. Since there was no room here for my mount to pass with me astride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool; but there was no place for the animal I was riding to continue.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then I went on to the gate of the valley and to the king's pool; but there was no place for the beast that I was riding to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I passed by the Gate of the Valley and to the Pool of the King, and there was no place for the beast to pass there.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I passed on to the fountain gate, and to the king's pool; and there was no room for the beast to pass under me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=305" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/2.htm">Nehemiah Inspects the Walls</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: wā·’e·‘ĕ·ḇōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">Then I went on</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: hā·‘a·yin (Art:: N-cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">the Fountain</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">Gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">and the King’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1295.htm" title="1295: bə·rê·ḵaṯ (N-fsc) -- A pool, pond. From barak; a reservoir.">Pool,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">but there was no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mā·qō·wm (N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">room</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: lab·bə·hê·māh (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">for the animal</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: taḥ·tāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">under me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: la·‘ă·ḇōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">to get through;</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a></span><br />And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Nehemiah 4:10</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Nehemiah 6:15-16</a></span><br />So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul. / When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/4-12.htm">Ezra 4:12</a></span><br />Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-9.htm">Ezra 9:9</a></span><br />Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Isaiah 58:12</a></span><br />Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38-40</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. / The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. / The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Lamentations 2:8-9</a></span><br />The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away. / Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">2 Kings 25:10</a></span><br />And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a></span><br />Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-18.htm">Psalm 51:18</a></span><br />In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Psalm 102:13-14</a></span><br />You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come. / For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-25.htm">Daniel 9:25</a></span><br />Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-16.htm">Acts 15:16</a></span><br />‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30</a></span><br />By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Nehemiah 3:15</a></b></br> But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">2 Kings 18:17</a></b></br> And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which <i>is</i> in the highway of the fuller's field.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20</a></b></br> And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, <i>are</i> they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/2-12.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-12.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm">Door</a> <a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Fountain-Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-9.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-15.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/ezra/4-15.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-10.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">Pool</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">Spring</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/39-15.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-15.htm">Door</a> <a href="/esther/1-18.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Fountain-Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-15.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-18.htm">King's</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/esther/2-9.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Pool</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-30.htm">Room</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Spring</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Artaxerxes, understanding the cause of Nehemiah's sadness, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/2-6.htm">sends him with letters and commission to Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/2-9.htm">Nehemiah, to the grief of the enemies, comes to Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/2-12.htm">He views secretly the ruins of the walls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">He incites the Jews to build</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nehemiah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then I went on to the Fountain Gate</b><br>The Fountain Gate was located near the southeastern part of Jerusalem's wall, close to the Pool of Siloam. This gate was significant for its proximity to water sources, which were vital for the city's survival. In biblical symbolism, fountains often represent life and cleansing, drawing a parallel to spiritual renewal. The Fountain Gate's mention highlights Nehemiah's strategic inspection of the city's defenses and resources, emphasizing the importance of water in both physical and spiritual sustenance.<p><b>and the King’s Pool</b><br>The King's Pool is likely another name for the Pool of Siloam, which was an essential water reservoir for Jerusalem. This pool was fed by the Gihon Spring through Hezekiah's Tunnel, a remarkable engineering feat of the time. The pool's association with royalty suggests its importance and possibly its use by the king's household. In the New Testament, the Pool of Siloam is where Jesus healed a man born blind (<a href="/john/9-7.htm">John 9:7</a>), symbolizing spiritual sight and enlightenment.<p><b>but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;</b><br>This phrase indicates the extent of the destruction and debris that Nehemiah encountered. The rubble was so significant that it obstructed his passage, underscoring the challenges he faced in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls. This imagery of obstruction can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual and moral decay that needed addressing. Nehemiah's determination to continue despite these obstacles reflects the perseverance required in spiritual leadership and restoration. The mention of the animal also highlights the practical difficulties of the task, emphasizing the need for divine guidance and strength in overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>A Jewish cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, who is leading the effort to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/fountain_gate.htm">Fountain Gate</a></b><br>A gate in the wall of Jerusalem, likely near the Gihon Spring, which was a crucial water source for the city.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/king's_pool.htm">King’s Pool</a></b><br>Possibly the Pool of Siloam, an important water reservoir in Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city of God’s chosen people, which had been destroyed and was in need of restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah's_mount.htm">Nehemiah’s Mount</a></b><br>The animal Nehemiah was riding, which could not pass through due to the rubble and destruction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_the_face_of_obstacles.htm">Perseverance in the Face of Obstacles</a></b><br>Nehemiah’s journey was physically blocked, yet he continued his mission. We must persist in our God-given tasks despite challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/importance_of_strategic_planning.htm">Importance of Strategic Planning</a></b><br>Nehemiah’s inspection of the walls was a crucial step in planning the reconstruction. We should seek God’s wisdom in planning our endeavors.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Nehemiah’s actions demonstrate faith that is not passive but actively seeks to fulfill God’s purposes. Our faith should lead to tangible actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_timing.htm">God’s Provision and Timing</a></b><br>The obstacles Nehemiah faced remind us that God’s timing and provision are perfect, even when we encounter delays or difficulties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_leadership.htm">Community and Leadership</a></b><br>Nehemiah’s leadership was essential for the community’s restoration. Effective leadership in our communities can lead to significant positive change.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_of_jerusalem's_gates.htm">What are the names of Jerusalem's gates?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_nehemiah's_night_inspection_plausible.htm">How plausible is Nehemiah’s discreet nocturnal inspection of Jerusalem’s walls without attracting more attention (Nehemiah 2:11–16)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_the_evidence_for_eliashib's_sheep_gate.htm">In Nehemiah 3:1, where is the archaeological evidence for Eliashib and the Sheep Gate he supposedly rebuilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_'fish_gate'_and_'second_quarter'_match_archaeology.htm">In Zephaniah 1:10-11, does the mention of the 'Fish Gate' and the 'Second Quarter' align with known archaeological sites, or might this indicate a later editorial insertion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">The gate of</span> <span class= "bld">the fountain</span> of Siloah (<a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm" title="But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and to the stairs that go down from the city of David.">Nehemiah 3:15</a>), called also "the king's pool."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The gate of the fountain</span>. A gate near the pool of Siloam (which, though bearing that name in <a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Nehemiah 3:15</a>, seems to be here called "the king's pool" ); perhaps the "gate between two walls of <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4</a><span class="cmt_word">. There was no place for the beast that was under me to pass</span>. The accumulated rubbish blocked the way. The animal could not proceed. Nehemiah therefore dismounted, and "in the night, dark as it was, pursued his way on foot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then I went on</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶֽעֱבֹר֙</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’e·‘ĕ·ḇōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Fountain</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעַ֔יִן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘a·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gate</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֣עַר</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the King’s</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pool,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֵכַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rê·ḵaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1295.htm">Strong's 1295: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pool, pond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but [there was] no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">room</span><br /><span class="heb">מָק֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the animal</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבְּהֵמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bə·hê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under me</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְתָּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·tāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to get through;</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲבֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·ḇōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Nehemiah 2:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Nehemiah 2:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Nehemiah 2:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Nehemiah 2:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Nehemiah 2:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Nehemiah 2:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Nehemiah 2:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Nehemiah 2:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Nehemiah 2:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Nehemiah 2:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/2-14.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 2:14 Then I went on to the spring (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 2:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 2:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/2-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 2:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 2:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>