Nehemiah 4:17

They that builded the wall and they that bare burdens laded themselves, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon;

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

18and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 4:13Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, In the open places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Daniel 9:25Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the anointed one, the prince, shall be seven weeks: and threescore and two weeks, it shall be built again, with street and moat, even in troublous times.

1 Corinthians 9:12If others partake of this right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 16:13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

2 Timothy 2:3Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

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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