Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
Then I went up during the night along the stream, and I examined the wall. I turned around and came back through the Valley Gate, and that's how I returned.
Nehemiah secretly surveyed Jerusalem's broken walls at night to assess what needed to be rebuilt.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Nehemiah, the Jewish leader Nehemiah had returned to Jerusalem from the Persian court with permission from King Artaxerxes to rebuild the city's walls, which lay in ruins after the Babylonian exile. One night, he conducted a secret inspection of the walls along the brook to assess the damage without drawing attention from potential enemies who might oppose the rebuilding. This careful reconnaissance was a key step in his strategic plan to restore Jerusalem's defenses and protect its people.
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