Verse 5
5. The wall that was broken What particular part of the walls, and when and how they were broken, is not told. Rawlinson suggests that they had fallen by neglect and carelessness in the reign of Ahaz, or by the natural process of decay, and were hastily repaired with the ruins of neighbouring houses. Isaiah 22:10.
Raised it up to the towers The Hebrew text reads, literally, he brought up upon the towers, but the meaning is obscure. The text seems to be defective, and the most plausible emendation is, he raised up towers upon it; that is, he built towers upon the wall. Perhaps he merely fortified the towers which Uzziah had built. 2 Chronicles 26:9.
Another wall without Thought by some to be the wall of the lower city, but the reference is uncertain.
Millo The ancient fortress or rampart which David built on Zion. See note on 2 Samuel 5:11.
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