KJV ORIGINAL
So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, after fifty-two days of work.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse celebrates the amazing accomplishment of rebuilding Jerusalem's wall in just fifty-two days.
📚 Historical Context
Nehemiah led the Jewish people in rebuilding Jerusalem's protective wall around 445 BC, after they had returned from exile in Babylon. The month Elul corresponds to late summer (August-September), and completing such a massive construction project in less than two months was considered miraculous by both the Jews and their enemies.
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