Nehemiah 4:21

We went on working, with half of the men holding spears from dawn until the stars came out.

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In The King James Version

So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

In Context

20Wherever you are and you hear the sound of the trumpet, run to join us there. Our God will fight for us!”

22I also told the people, “Everyone including servants must spend the night inside Jerusalem, so they can be on guard duty at night and work during the day.”

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 15:10But by God's grace I am what I am, and his grace given to me wasn't wasted. On the contrary I've worked harder than all of them—though not me, but God's grace working through me.

Galatians 6:9Let's never tire of doing good, for we'll reap a harvest at the proper time, if we don't give up.

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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