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Shallun repaired the Fountain Gate. He was the son of Col-Hozeh. Shallun ruled over the territory where Mizpah was located. He rebuilt the gate. He put a roof over it. And he put the doors and metal bolts and bars of the gate in place. He also repaired the wall by the Pool of Siloam. It was near the King's Garden. Shallun repaired the wall as far as the steps that go down from the City of David.
Reference
📍 Pool of Shelah
People
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πηγή (pēgḗ)
a fount (literally or figuratively), i.e. source or supply (of water, blood, enjoyment) (not necessarily the original spring)
Hebrew: mabbûwaʻ
a fountain
Greek: πύλη (pýlē)
a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: bar
the heir (apparent to the throne)
Hebrew: ʻêllâʼ
above
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ποῦ (poû)
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
Hebrew: ʼayêh
where?
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πύλη (pýlē)
a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: hâdâh
to stretch forth the hand
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: στέγη (stégē)
a roof
Hebrew: ʻêllâʼ
above
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: hâdâh
to stretch forth the hand
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πύλη (pýlē)
a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively)
Greek: περιοχή (periochḗ)
a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed)
Hebrew: ʻômed
a spot (as being fixed)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: τοῖχος (toîchos)
a wall
Hebrew: ʼushsharnâʼ
a wall (from its uprightness)
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: κολυμβήθρα (kolymbḗthra)
a diving-place, i.e. pond for bathing (or swimming)
Greek: Σιλωάμ (Silōám)
Siloam (i.e. Shiloach), a pool of Jerusalem
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἀναγκαῖος (anankaîos)
necessary; by implication, close (of kin)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Greek: κῆπος (kēpos)
a garden
Hebrew: gan
a garden (as fenced)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: τοῖχος (toîchos)
a wall
Hebrew: ʼushsharnâʼ
a wall (from its uprightness)
Greek: ἄχρι (áchri)
(of time) until or (of place) up to
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ἐπιδύω (epidýō)
to set fully (as the sun)
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πόλις (pólis)
a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
Hebrew: qiryâʼ
{building; a city}
Greek: Δαβίδ (Dabíd)
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
Hebrew: Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
Verse Explanation
Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it, covered it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired the wall beside the King's Pool and the steps leading down from the City of David.
History
c. 445 BC. The Fountain Gate was associated with the water sources and southern area of Jerusalem.