2 Chronicles 27:3New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and he built extensively the wall of Ophel.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— It was he who built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— He, built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh,-and, on the wall of Ophel, built he extensively.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— He hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— He buylt the hie gate of the house of the Lord, and he buylt very much on the wal of the castle.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel, he built much.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and completed the wall and improved it.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and he built much in the wall of Opel.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— He built the high gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the wall of Ofel he built much. |
He
x1931 (1931) Complementהוּאhuw'{hoo}
The second form is the feminine beyond the Pentateuch; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he ( she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are.
built
1129 {1129} Primeבָּנָהbanah{baw-naw'}
A primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
x853 (0853) Complementאֵת'eth{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
the high
5945 {5945} Primeעֶלְיוֹן'elyown{el-yone'}
From H5927; an elevation, that is, (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the Supreme.
gate
8179 {8179} Primeשַׁעַרsha`ar{shah'-ar}
From H8176 in its original sense; an opening, that is, door or gate.
of the house
1004 {1004} Primeבַּיִתbayith{bah'-yith}
Probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.).
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,
3068 {3068} PrimeיְהֹוָהY@hovah{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
and on the wall
2346 {2346} Primeחוֹמָהchowmah{kho-maw'}
Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.
of
`Öfel
עֹפֶל
6077 {6077} Primeעֹפֶל`Ophel{o'-fel}
The same as H6076; Ophel, a ridge in Jerusalem.
he built
1129 {1129} Primeבָּנָהbanah{baw-naw'}
A primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
much.
7230 {7230} Primeרֹבrob{robe}
From H7231; abundance (in any respect). |
2 Chronicles 27:3
_ _ He built the high gate of the house of the Lord — situated on the north — that portion of the temple hill which was high compared with the southern part — hence “the higher,” or upper gate (see on 2 Kings 15:35). He built, that is, repaired or embellished.
_ _ and on the wall of Ophel — Hebrew, “the Ophel,” that is, the mound, or eminence on the southeastern slope of the temple mount, a ridge lying between the valleys Kedron and Tyropoeon, called “the lower city” [Josephus].
_ _ he built much — having the same desire as his father to secure the defense of Jerusalem in every direction. |
2 Chronicles 27:3
He built the high (c) gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
(c) Which was 60 cubits high and was for the height called Ophel: it was at the east gate and mention is made of it in (2 Chronicles 3:4). |
- high gate:
2 Chronicles 23:20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
Jeremiah 20:2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that [were] in the high gate of Benjamin, which [was] by the house of the LORD.
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- Ophel:
- or, the tower, "The wall," says the Targum, "of the interior palace." Ophel appears to have been a tower, or fort, on the city wall, in which we read "the Nehthinim dwelt."
2 Chronicles 33:14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
Nehemiah 3:26-27 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto [the place] over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. ... After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
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