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Nehemiah 4:18 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 4 · verse 18
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.Nehemiah 4:18 · King James Version
Nehemiah 4:18 in context
16And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
17They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
18For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
19And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
20In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- buildersbânâhto buildH1129 →
- soundedtâqaʻto clatterH8628 →
- trumpetshôwphâra cornet or curved hornH7782 →
- girdedʼâçarto yoke or hitchH631 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
- sidemôthenproperly, the waist or small of the backH4975 →
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When the builders had so far reason to think the design of the enemies broken as to return to their work, yet they were not so secure as to lay down their arms, knowing how restless and unwearied they were in their attempts, and that, if one design failed, they would be hatching another.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-23