Nehemiah 4:20
Wherever you are and you hear the sound of the trumpet, run to join us there. Our God will fight for us!”
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21We went on working, with half of the men holding spears from dawn until the stars came out.
Cross References
Exodus 14:14The Lord is going to fight for you—you don't need to do anything.”
Deuteronomy 1:30The Lord your God who leads your way will fight for you in the same way you saw him do for you in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 20:4For the Lord your God is going with you to fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you the victory.”
1 Chronicles 19:12Joab told him, “If the Arameans are stronger than me, you come and help me. If the Ammonites are stronger than you, I'll come and help you.
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 →