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The Scale of the Ruin
Commentators explain that the path was impassable due to "heaps of rubbish." This detail is significant because it shows the destruction was so extensive that even a single animal couldn't get through. Nehemiah's personal inspection revealed the overwhelming scale of the desolation, underscoring the immense challenge he was about to undertake.
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Albert Barnes
On Nehemiah 2:14
18th Century
Theologian
The gate of the fountain - A gate on the eastern side of the Tyropoeon valley, not far from the pool of Siloam (probably “the king’s pool.” …
Charles Ellicott
On Nehemiah 2:12–18
19th Century
Bishop
Nehemiah’s cautious preliminaries.
John Gill
On Nehemiah 2:14
17th Century
Pastor
Then I went on to the pool of the fountain, and to the king's
pool .
that led to the f…
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Matthew Henry
On Nehemiah 2:9–18
17th Century
Minister
When Nehemiah had considered the matter, he told the Jews that God had put it into his heart to build the wall of Jerusalem. He does not undertake …