John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 3:16

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur.] A strong fortified place in the tribe of Judah, (<061558>Joshua 15:58), unto the place over against the sepulchres of David; where he and his family, and the kings of his race, were buried, which remained to this time untouched by the Babylonians, and to many ages after; (see <440229>Acts 2:29) and to the pool that was made; not a natural, but an artificial one, which was made by Hezekiah, (<122020>2 Kings 20:20), and unto the house of the mighty; where was a garrison of soldiers in former time for defence.

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