Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The old gate — Either the modern Damascus gate, the main entrance to the city on the north side; or a gate a little further eastward.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The old gate. —Not mentioned elsewhere: probably that of Damascus; but (by a conjectural addition to the text) it has been transla…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Moreover, the old gate repaired Jehoiada, the son of Paseah,
and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The work was divided so that everyone might know what they had to do and attend to it, with a desire to excel, yet without contention or separate i…

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