Nehemiah 4:20

In what place soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, run all thither unto us: our God will fight for us.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

In Context

19And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: The work is great and wide, and we are separated on the wall one far from another:

21And let us do the work: and let one half of us hold our spears from the rising of the morning, till the stars appear.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:14The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.

Deuteronomy 1:30And I said to you: Fear not, neither be ye afraid of them:

Deuteronomy 20:4Because the Lord your God is in the midst of you, and will fight for you against your enemies, to deliver you from danger.

1 Chronicles 19:12And he said: If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, I will help thee.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 4:17-23

The Precautions of Nehemiah. ( b. c. 445.) 16 And 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. 17 They 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. 18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by… Read the whole commentary →

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