Nehemiah 4:13

13 So I stationed armed guards at the most vulnerable places of the wall and assigned people by families with their swords, lances, and bows.

Nehemiah 4:13 In-Context

11 And all this time our enemies were saying, "They won't know what hit them. Before they know it we'll be at their throats, killing them right and left. That will put a stop to the work!"
12 The Jews who were their neighbors kept reporting, "They have us surrounded; they're going to attack!" If we heard it once, we heard it ten times.
13 So I stationed armed guards at the most vulnerable places of the wall and assigned people by families with their swords, lances, and bows.
14 After looking things over I stood up and spoke to the nobles, officials, and everyone else: "Don't be afraid of them. Put your minds on the Master, great and awesome, and then fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes."
15 Our enemies learned that we knew all about their plan and that God had frustrated it. And we went back to the wall and went to work.
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