The Fish Gate was initially built in David’s time in the northwest corner of Jerusalem’s wall (see also 2 Chronicles 33:14). Its name suggests that traders used this gate to import fish (from the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Galilee, or the Jordan River) into the city. That this Gate needs to be built
(as opposed to strengthened
) suggests that the work had to be done from the ground up.
3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.