Nehemiah 4:13-15

Living Bible

¹³ So I placed armed guards from each family in the cleared spaces behind the walls.

¹⁴ Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the leaders and the people and said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Remember the Lord who is great and glorious; fight for your friends, your families, and your homes!”

¹⁵ Our enemies learned that we knew of their plot, and that God had exposed and frustrated their plan. Now we all returned to our work on the wall;