Neemias 2

11 I arrived in Jerusalem and rested for three days. 12 Then I got up during the night and went out with just a few men. I didn’t explain to anyone what my God had put in my head to do for Jerusalem. I only took one horse to ride.*2:12. In other words he was keeping his mission as quiet as possible and minimizing any noise from his group. 13 So I rode in the dark through the Valley Gate toward the Spring of the Serpent and the Refuse Gate, and I inspected Jerusalem’s walls that had been knocked over and the gates that had been burned down. 14 Then I continued on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but we couldn’t get through as there wasn’t enough room to pass. 15 So I went up along the valley in the dark and inspected the wall. Then I returned, going back through the Valley Gate.

16 Those in charge of the city had no idea where I had gone or what I was doing, because I hadn’t yet told the Jews, priests, nobles, or officials or any others about the construction plans.*2:16. "Construction plans": literally, "doers of the work."