Nehemiah 13:19-21

Contemporary English Version

¹⁹ I ordered the gates of Jerusalem to be closed on the eve of the Sabbath^[a] and not to be opened until after the Sabbath had ended. Then I put some of my own men in charge of the gates to make certain that nothing was brought in on the Sabbath. ²⁰ Once or twice some merchants spent the night outside Jerusalem with their goods. ²¹ But I warned them, “If you do this again, I'll have you arrested.” From then on, they did not come on the Sabbath.