2Ch 32:30, Neh 2:14, 12:37 | TSK | STEP | Hezekiah.Or, "Hezekiah stopped the upper going out ({motza,} i.e., the egress into the open air,) of the waters of Gihon, and brought them underneath, ({lemattah,} by a subterraneous course,) to the west of the city of David:" See Note on 1 Ki 1:45. stopped. Gihon. And Hezekiah.

2 Chronicles 32:30

Hezekiah.Or, "Hezekiah stopped the upper going out ({motza,} i.e., the egress into the open air,) of the waters of Gihon, and brought them underneath, ({lemattah,} by a subterraneous course,) to the west of the city of David:" See Note on 1 Ki 1:45.

stopped.

4; Isa 22:9-11

Gihon.

1Ki 1:33,38,45

And Hezekiah.

Jos 1:7,8; Ps 1:1-3

Nehemiah 2:14

the gate of the fountain.The gate leading either to the fountain of Siloam, on the east of the city, or to that of Gihon, on the west.

3:15; 2Ki 18:17; 20:20; 2Ch 32:30

the king's pool.Probably the aqueduct made by Hezekiah to bring the waters of Gihon to the city of David.

Nehemiah 12:37

the fountain gate.

2:14; 3:15,16

the stairs.Jerusalem was built on very uneven ground, some hills being enclosed within the walls, there was a necessity, therefore, for steps, by which to ascend and descend; probably similar to what is seen in the city of Bristol.

3:15; 2Sa 5:7-9

water gate.

3:26; 8:1,3,16