Nehemiah 12:37 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 12:37

35 and some of the priests’ sons ^awith trumpets—Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,

36 and his brethren, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with ^athe musical ^binstruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe went before them.

37 ^aBy the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went up ^bthe stairs of the ^cCity of David, on the stairway of the wall, beyond the house of David, as far as ^dthe Water Gate eastward.

38 ^aThe other thanksgiving choir went the opposite way, and I was behind them with half of the people on the wall, going past the ^bTower of the Ovens as far as ^cthe Broad Wall,

39 ^aand above the Gate of Ephraim, above ^bthe Old Gate, above ^cthe Fish Gate, ^dthe Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, as far as ^ethe Sheep Gate; and they stopped by ^fthe Gate of the Prison.

Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 12:37

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American Standard Version
And by the fountain gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

Amplified® Bible
At the Fountain Gate they went up straight ahead by the stairs of the City of David at the wall's ascent above David's house to the Water Gate on the east.

Contemporary English Version
When they reached Fountain Gate, they climbed the steps to David's City and went past his palace, before stopping at the Water Gate near the eastern wall of the city.

Darby English Version
And at the fountain-gate, and over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water-gate eastward.

Good News Bible
At the Fountain Gate they went up the steps that led to David's City, past David's palace, and back to the wall at the Water Gate, on the east side of the city.

King James Version
And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

New American Standard Bible
At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the city of David by the stairway of the wall above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.

New International Version
At the Fountain Gate they continued directly up 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.

New King James Version
By the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went up the stairs of the City of David, on the stairway of the wall, beyond the house of David, as far as the Water Gate eastward.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the city of David by the stairway of the wall above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.

Revised Standard Version
At the Fountain Gate they went up straight before them by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.

Young's Literal Translation
and by the gate of the fountain and over-against them, they have gone up by the steps of the city of David, at the going up of the wall beyond the house of David, and unto the water-gate eastward.

New English Translation
They went over the Fountain Gate and continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall. They passed the house of David and continued on to the Water Gate toward the east.

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