Nehemiah 4:11-13

New International Reader's Version

¹¹ And our enemies said, “We will be right there among them. We’ll kill them. We’ll put an end to their work. We’ll do it before they even know it or see us.”

¹² Then the Jews who lived near our enemies came to us. They told us ten times, “No matter where you are, they’ll attack us.”

¹³ So I stationed some people behind the lowest parts of the wall. That’s where our enemies could easily attack us. I stationed the people family by family. They had their swords, spears and bows with them.