Nehemiah 8:16

Easy To Read Version

So the people went out and got those tree branches. Then they built temporary shelters for themselves. They built shelters on their own roofs and in their own yards. And they built shelters in the temple {\cf2\super [47]} yard, in the open place near the Water Gate, and near Ephraim Gate.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:2

In the evening, he got up from his bed. He walked around on the roof of the king’s house. While David was on the roof, he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful.

2 Kings 14:13

At Beth Shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Jehoash took Amaziah to Jerusalem. Jehoash broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, about 600 feet. [162]

2 Chronicles 20:5

Jehoshaphat was in the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [224]} in front of the new yard. He stood up in the meeting of the people from Judah and Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 33:5

Manasseh built altars for all the groups of stars in the two yards of the Lord’s temple.

Nehemiah 12:37

They went to the Fountain Gate. They walked up the stairs all the way to the City of David. {\cf2\super [75]} They were on top of the city wall. They walked over the house of David and went toward the Water Gate.

Nehemiah 12:39

Then they went over these gates: the Gate of Ephraim, the Old Gate, and the Fish Gate. And they went over the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred. They went as far as the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Guard Gate.

Nehemiah 3:26

The temple servants lived on Ophel Hill. They fixed the next section all the way to the east side of the Water Gate and the tower near it.

Nehemiah 8:1

So all the people of Israel met together in the seventh month {\cf2\super [42]} of the year. They were together and in agreement just as if they were one man. They all met together in the open place in front of the Water Gate. All those people asked Ezra the teacher to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses. That is the Law that the Lord had given to the people of Israel.

Nehemiah 8:3

Ezra read in a loud voice from the Book of the Law from early morning until noon. Ezra was facing the open place that was in front of the Water Gate. He read to all the men and women, and to everyone old enough to listen and understand. All the people listened carefully and paid attention to the Book of the Law.

Jeremiah 19:13

‘The houses in Jerusalem will become as “dirty” as this place, Topheth. The kings’ palaces {\cf2\super [161]} will be ruined like this place, Topheth. Why? Because the people worshiped false gods on the roofs of those houses. {\cf2\super [162]} They worshiped the stars and burned sacrifices to honor them. They gave drink offerings to false gods.’”

Jeremiah 32:29

The Babylonian army is already attacking the city of Jerusalem. They will soon enter the city and start a fire. They will burn this city down. There are houses in this city where the people of Jerusalem made me angry by offering sacrifices to the false god Baal {\cf2\super [270]} on the housetops. And the people poured out drink offerings to other idol gods. The Babylonian army will burn down those houses.

Deuteronomy 22:8

“When you build a new house, you must build a wall around your roof. [131] Then you will not be guilty for the death of a person that falls from the house.