7 But it came to pass that , when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the repairing of the walls H2346 of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped , then they were very wroth; 8 and they conspired all of them together to come and fight H3898 against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein. 9 But we made H3045 our prayer unto our God H430 , and set a watch against them day and night, because of them . 10 And Judah H3063 said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. 11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them , and slay them , and cause the work H4399 to cease. 12 And it came to pass that , when the Jews that dwelt by them came , they said unto us ten times from all places, Ye must return unto us . 13 Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall H2346 , in the open places , I set there the people H5971 after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 14 And I looked, and rose up , and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers , and to the rest of the people , Be not ye afraid of them : remember the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight H3898 for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. 15 And it came H3318 to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us , and God had brought H3318 their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one H6213 unto his work H4399 . Read all of Nehemiah 4 ← Nehemiah 3 Nehemiah 5 → Commentaries on Nehemiah 4 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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