Nehemiah 2:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no room for the animal I was riding to get through.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Nehemiah is describing how he continued his nighttime inspection of Jerusalem's broken walls, finding areas so damaged that even his donkey couldn't pass through.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Nehemiah's secret nighttime survey of Jerusalem's walls in 445 BC, after he had returned from Babylon with permission to rebuild the city. The walls had been destroyed by the Babylonians about 140 years earlier, and the rubble and debris had accumulated to such an extent that normal passage was impossible in many areas.

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