Nehemiah 4:17-19

International Standard Version

¹⁷ who worked on the wall. Those who carried building materials worked with one hand, carrying a spear in the other. ¹⁸ Each builder worked with a sword strapped to his side, while a trumpeter remained beside me to sound an alarm.^[a]

¹⁹ I told the officials, rulers, and the rest of the people, “The project is large and extensive, and we are separated from each other on the wall,