9<\/strong>. the corner gate<\/em> ] Cp. 2Ch 25:23<\/span> (note).<\/p>\n the valley gate<\/em> ] Neh 2:13<\/span>; Neh 3:13<\/span>. On the west of the city ( Bdeker<\/em>, p. 24).<\/p>\n the turning<\/em> of the wall] Mentioned Neh 3:19<\/span>; Neh 3:24<\/span>.<\/p>\n 9. Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem,<\/B>c.whence resistance could be made, or missiles discharged againstassailants. The sites of the principal of these towers were: at thecorner gate (2Ch 25:23<\/span>), thenorthwest corner of the city at the valley gate on the west, wherethe Joppa gate now is; at the “turning”a curve in thecity wall on the eastern side of Zion. The town, at this point,commanded the horse gate which defended Zion and the temple hill onthe southeast [BERTHEAU].<\/P><\/p>\n Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate<\/strong>,…. Which was broken down by the king of Israel in his father’s time, 2Ch 25:23<\/span> and which he not only repaired, but strengthened, by building a tower upon it:<\/p>\n and at the valley gate<\/strong>; which led to the valley, Ne 2:13<\/span>, called the valley of the dead bodies, in which they were cast, and in which the brook Kidron ran, Jer 31:40<\/span><\/p>\n and at the turning of the wall<\/strong>; at each of those places he built towers, which Josephus o says were one hundred and fifty cubits high: and fortified them; put garrisons of soldiers into them.<\/p>\n o Antiqu. l. 9. c. 10. sect. 3.<\/p>\n (9) Built towers.<\/strong>To defend the approaches.<\/p>\n At the corner gate.<\/strong>Over,<\/em> that is, commanding<\/em> the gate (2Ch. 25:23<\/span>). Probably the north-west corner of the city wall.<\/p>\n The valley gate.<\/strong>Syriac, the west gate. In the western wall, the modern Jaffa gate. These two towers protected the most exposed points of the capital.<\/p>\n At the turning of the wall.<\/strong>Over the angle<\/em> (ha-miqa<\/em> ), i.e.,<\/em> on the eastern side of Zion, at a bend in the wall. This tower defended both Zion and Moriah against attacks from the south-east. (Neh. 3:19-20<\/span>; Neh. 3:24-25<\/span>.)<\/p>\n And fortified them.<\/strong>Literally, made them<\/em> (the gates) strong.<\/em> Or rather, perhaps, he made the towers strong, i.e.,<\/em> put them in a posture of defence. (Comp. 2Ch. 11:11<\/span>.) The margin is wrong. Syriac, girded (or bound) them at their corners with clamps (gld, i.e.,<\/em> ) of iron.<\/p>\n 9<\/strong>. <\/strong> Built towers at the corner gate <\/strong> Thus repairing and fortifying the city at the places where it had been broken down by Joash. 2Ch 25:23 ; 2Ki 14:13<\/span>, note. <\/p>\n The valley gate <\/strong> The gate opening westward into the valley of Hinnom, probably at the place of the modern Jaffa gate. <\/p>\n The turning of the wall <\/strong> Perhaps a bend or angle in the wall near the northeast corner of Zion. See note on Neh 3:19<\/span>.<\/p>\n 2Ch 26:9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning [of the wall], and fortified them.<\/p>\n Ver. 9. Moreover Uzziah built towers.<\/strong> ] He repaired those great breaches made by Joash. 2Ch 25:23 <\/p>\n the corner gate: 2Ch 25:23, 2Ki 14:13, Jer 31:38, Zec 14:10 <\/p>\n the valley gate: Neh 3:13, Neh 3:19, Neh 3:32 <\/p>\n the turning: Neh 3:20, Neh 3:24 <\/p>\n fortified: or, repaired <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Ch 27:4 – he built cities Neh 2:13 – the gate Eze 21:20 – the defenced<\/p>\n 26:9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the {f} turning [of the wall], and fortified them.<\/p>\n (f) Where the wall or tower turns.<\/p>\n Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning [of the wall], and fortified them. 9. the corner gate ] Cp. 2Ch 25:23 (note). the valley gate ] Neh 2:13; Neh 3:13. 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