Nehemiah 4:20

In what place soever ye shall hear the sound of the horn, thither, gather yourselves unto us,—our God, will fight for us.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

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:

21So, we, were working at the work,—one half of them, grasping the spears, from the uprisings of the dawn, until the coming out of the stars.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:14Yahweh, will fight for you,—and, ye, shall forbear.

Deuteronomy 1:30Yahweh your God, who is going before you, he, will fight for you,—according to all that he did with you in Egypt, before your eyes;

Deuteronomy 20:4For Yahweh your God, is he that is going with you,—to fight for you against your enemies to save you.

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