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.
And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come,
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried l
The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars
Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed al
so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.
Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong