Nehemiah 4:15-17

Good News Translation

¹⁵ Our enemies heard that we had found out what they were plotting, and they realized that God had defeated their plans. Then all of us went back to rebuilding the wall.

¹⁶ From then on half of my men worked and half stood guard, wearing coats of armor and armed with spears, shields, and bows. And our leaders gave their full support to the people ¹⁷ who were rebuilding the wall. Even those who carried building materials worked with one hand and kept a weapon in the other,