Nehemiah 4:19

19 I told the nobles, the leaders, and the rest of the people, "So much work has to be done in different places that we are widely separated from one another on the wall.

Nehemiah 4:19 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 4:19

And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest
of the people (See Gill on Nehemiah 4:14),

the work is great and large;
the building of the wall all around the city of Jerusalem:

and we are separated upon the wall one far from another;
some at work on one part of it, and some at another, so that the distance between one another, at least in the further part, was very considerable.

Nehemiah 4:19 In-Context

17 who were rebuilding the wall. The workers who were carrying loads did the work with one hand and held their weapons with the other,

18 and each builder had his sword fastened to his side. The man who was supposed to sound the trumpet alarm was with me.

19 I told the nobles, the leaders, and the rest of the people, "So much work has to be done in different places that we are widely separated from one another on the wall.

20 When you hear the trumpet, assemble around me. Our God will fight for us!"

21 So we continued to work. Half of us held spears from early dawn until the stars came out.