13. I went through Valley Gate that night toward Snake Fountain and Dung Gate and examined the places where the walls of Jerusalem were broken down and where its gates had been burned.
14. Passing through Fountain Gate, I arrived at King’s Pool, but the animal I was riding couldn’t get through.
15. So I went through the valley that night and examined the wall. Then I turned back, entered Valley Gate, and returned.
16. The officials didn’t know where I had gone or what I had done. I hadn’t yet told the Jews, the priests, the leaders, the other officials, or any of the rest who would be doing the work.