Nehemiah 4:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.”
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“So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set there the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I appoint at the lowest of the places, at the back of the wall, in the clear places, yea, I appoint the people, by their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nehemiah 4:13 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 32:13Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:
- 2 Chronicles 32:2When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,
- Nehemiah 4:17who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
- Nehemiah 6:3So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
- Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
- Song of Solomon 3:7Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- 1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
- Ephesians 6:11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
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