Nehemiah 4:18

Even they who were building, every man, had his sword girded upon his loins, and so was building,—and, he that sounded the horn, was by my side.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

In Context

17They who were building at the wall and they who were carrying burdens, they who were lifting, [each man], with his one hand, was working at the work, and, with the other, was grasping the weapon.

19So I said unto the nobles and unto the deputies, and unto the rest of the people, The work, is great and large,—and, we, are separated upon the wall, far away, each man from his brother:

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Cross References

Numbers 10:9And when ye go into war in your land against the assailant that assaileth you, then shall ye blow an alarm with the trumpets,—and bring yourselves to mind before Yahweh your God, and be saved, from your enemies,

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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