A gate in Jerusalem, possibly leading from the royal palace to the temple; another name for the Gate of Sur.
About Foundation Gate
Structure mentioned in 2 Chronicles 23:5, in the narrative about Queen Athaliah’s execution. The parallel passage in 2 Kings 11:6 reads “Sur Gate,” while the Septuagint has “gate of the ways,” indicating some difficulties within the Hebrew text.
Key References
a third shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns guarding the temple—
a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.
All Scripture References (1)
2 Chronicles (1)
a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.