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Nehemiah 12:37 Explained in Context
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Verse 37. 37And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
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Role in This Section
This verse traces the first company from the Fountain Gate up David's city stairs to the Water Gate.
Read It With
- Nehemiah 12:31–12:37
Read Nehemiah 12:31–12:37 together. This verse traces the first company from the Fountain Gate up David's city stairs to the Water Gate. Read Nehemiah 12:31–12:37 as one complete scene: One thanksgiving company moves along the wall with leaders, priests, musicians, and Ezra toward the temple.
Why It Needs Context
This line performs one particular step inside Nehemiah 12:31–12:37; read it with the unit's movement. Several route landmarks are uncertain, and the ceremony's exact formation cannot be reconstructed fully. Specifically, this verse traces the first company from the Fountain Gate up David's city stairs to the Water Gate.
Read Nehemiah 12:31–37 together
Why these verses belong together: Nehemiah's appointment of two companies and the full route of the first procession with named leaders form one half of the dedication choreography.
Verse 31. 31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
Verse 32. 32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
Verse 33. 33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
Verse 34. 34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
Verse 35. 35 And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
Verse 36. 36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
Verse 37. 37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
Continue in Context
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Read Nehemiah 12:31–12:37 — The first thanksgiving procession crosses the wallSources used for this context pointer
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Nehemiah 12:31–12:37, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Nehemiah
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