Nehemiah 13:19-21

Expanded Bible

¹⁹ So I ordered that the ·doors [^Lgates of Jerusalem] be shut at ·sunset [^Ldark] before the Sabbath and not be opened until the Sabbath was over. I ·put [^Lstood] my servants at the gates so no load could come in on the Sabbath. ²⁰ Once or twice traders and ·sellers [merchants] of all kinds of ·goods [merchandise] spent the night outside Jerusalem. ²¹ So I ·warned [admonished; rebuked] them, “Why are you spending the night ·by [in front of] the wall? If you do it again, I will ·force you away [arrest/forcibly remove you; ^Lsend a hand on you].” After that, they did not come back on the Sabbath.