I continued up the valley during the night, inspecting the wall. Then I turned back and came to the Valley Gate, and so returned.

Then those in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers has failed! The debris is so great that we are unable to rebuild the wall.”

who were rebuilding the wall. Those who were carrying loads did so by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon.

Hanun and the residents of Zanoah worked on the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars, in addition to working on fifteen hundred feet of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.