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Nehemiah 4:13 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 4 · verse 13
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.Nehemiah 4:13 · King James Version
Nehemiah 4:13 in context
11And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
12And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
13Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
14And 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, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
15And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- familiesmishpâchâha familyH4940 →
- placesmâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- behindʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- placestsᵉchîyachglaringH6706 →
- placestsᵉchîychîybare spotH6708 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
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We have here, I. The conspiracy which the Jews' enemies formed against them, to stay the building by slaying the builders. The conspirators were not only Sanballat and Tobiah, but other neighbouring people whom they had drawn into the plot.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-15