“The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.”
The Valley Gate section is repaired by "the inhabitants of Zanoah," a town outside Jerusalem, "and they built it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars," indicating that external communities invested in Jerusalem's security and that the restoration drew upon resources and labor from the broader region. The specification of doors, bolts, and bars indicates attention to the functional purpose of the gate—to regulate access and control passage—and suggests that reconstruction included not merely structural restoration but the renewal of all defensive apparatus. The involvement of residents from Zanoah demonstrates the regional importance of Jerusalem's restoration and the shared interest in regional security.
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