Nehemiah 4:13-15

Legacy Standard Bible

¹³ that I had men stand in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the ^[a]exposed places, and I ^(A)had the people stand by families with their swords, spears, and bows. ¹⁴ Then I saw their fear. And I arose and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “^(B)Do not fear them; remember the Lord who is great and fearsome, and ^(C)fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”

Doing the Work and Holding a Weapon

¹⁵ Now it happened that when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that ^(D)God had thwarted their counsel, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work.