1 While King Nebuchadnezzar was ruling over the Assyrians from his capital city of Nineveh, King Arphaxad ruled over the Medes from his capital city of Ecbatana.
2 Around Ecbatana King Arphaxad built a wall 105 feet high and 75 feet thick of cut stones; each stone was 4½ feet thick and 9 feet long.
3 At each gate he built a tower 150 feet high, with a foundation 90 feet thick.
4 Each gateway was 105 feet high and 60 feet wide—wide enough for his whole army to march through, with the infantry in formation.