Nehemiah 2:17-18

17Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation we are in, that 1Jerusalem is desolate and its gates burned by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that we will no longer be a reproach.”

18I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the king’s words which he had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let us arise and build.” 2So they put their hands to the good work.