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But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
Nehemiah 3:15 — KJV
Gate of the fountain. See on ch. 2:14.
Ruler of part of Mizpah. That is, of the district of Mizpah, as distinguished from the town of Mizpah (see v. 19; see on v. 7).
Siloah. Also spelled Shiloah (Isa. 8:6) and Siloam (John 9:7, 11). There was also a town known as Siloam (Luke 13:4), now Silwan, on the southwestern slopes of the Mt. of Olives. The rock tunnel that still supplies the Pool of Siloam from the spring Gihon in the Kidron Valley was constructed by Hezekiah (see on 2 Kings 20:20). It was in this conduit that the famous Siloam inscription was found (see Vol. II, p. 87, for a translation).
The king’s garden. This lay in the southern part of the Kidron Valley where the inhabitants of Silwan now have their vegetable gardens.
The stairs. Not identified. Since the “City of David” lay on the southeastern hill, a flight of steps from the upper city to the vicinity of the Pool of Siloam in the southern and lowermost part of the walled city must be meant.
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