He builtthe uppergateof the houseof the LORD,and he builtextensivelythe wallof Ophel.
Onlythe highplaceswere not takenaway;the peoplestillsacrificedand burnedincenseon the highplaces.He builtthe uppergateof the houseof the LORD.
He tookthe captainsof hundreds,the nobles,the rulersof the peopleand allthe peopleof the land,and broughtthe kingdownfrom the houseof the LORD,and camethroughthe uppergateto the king'shouse.And they placedthe kingupon the royalthrone.
Now afterthishe builtthe outerwallof the cityof Davidon the westsideof Gihon,in the valley,even to the entranceof the FishGate;and he encircledthe Ophel[with it] and madeit veryhigh.Then he putarmycommandersin allthe fortifiedcitiesof Judah.
Pashhurhad Jeremiahthe prophetbeatenand puthim in the stocksthat were at the upperBenjaminGate,whichwas by the houseof the LORD.
When the officialsof Judahheardthesethings,they cameup from the king'shouseto the houseof the LORDand satin the entranceof the NewGateof the LORD'S[house].
