Nehemiah 4:9

9 So we prayed to our God and set up a guard against them day and night.

Nehemiah 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 4:9

Nevertheless, we made our prayer unto our God
Spread their case before him in prayer, entreating direction and help from him:

and set a watch against them day and night, because of them;
to give notice of their approach, that they might prepare to defend themselves; though they prayed to God, and trusted in him for deliverance, they did not neglect the use of means.

Nehemiah 4:9 In-Context

7 Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem were going forward and the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

8 So all of them plotted together to come fight against Jerusalem and to make trouble for it.

9 So we prayed to our God and set up a guard against them day and night.

10 But Judah said, "The strength of the carriers is failing, and there is too much dirt, and we are not able to build at the wall."

11 Then our enemies said, "They will not know nor see until we come upon them and will kill them and stop the work."