Nehemiah 4:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.

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  • Neh 11:1-2 : 1 And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns. 2 And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.

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  • Neh 4:23
    83%

    23So not one of us, I or my brothers or my servants or the watchmen who were with me, took off his clothing, everyone went armed to the water.

  • Neh 4:8-21
    14 verses
    82%

    8And they made designs, all of them together, to come and make an attack on Jerusalem, causing trouble there.

    9But we made our prayer to God, and had men on watch against them day and night because of them.

    10And Judah said, The strength of the workmen is giving way, and there is much waste material; it is impossible for us to put up the wall.

    11And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop.

    12And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us.

    13So in the lowest part of the space at the back of the walls, in the open places, I put the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

    14And after looking, I got up and said to the great ones and to the chiefs and to the rest of the people, Have no fear of them: keep in mind the Lord who is great and greatly to be feared, and take up arms for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives and your houses.

    15And when it came to the ears of those who were against us, that we had knowledge of their designs and that God had made their purpose come to nothing, we all went back to the wall, everyone to his work

    16And from that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal war-dresses; and the chiefs were at the back of the men of Judah.

    17Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part, everyone working with one hand, with his spear in the other;

    18Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.

    19And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:

    20Wherever you may be when the horn is sounded, come here to us; our God will be fighting for us.

    21So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.

  • Neh 7:3
    78%

    3And I said to them, Do not let the doors of Jerusalem be open till the sun is high; and while the watchmen are in their places, let the doors be shut and locked: and let the people of Jerusalem be put on watch, every one in his watch, opposite his house.

  • Neh 5:16
    77%

    16And I kept on with the work of this wall, and we got no land for ourselves: and all my servants were helping with the work.

  • 1 Sam 25:16
    74%

    16But day and night they were like a wall round us while we were with them, looking after the sheep.

  • Neh 4:6
    73%

    6So we went on building the wall; and all the wall was joined together half-way up: for the people were working hard.

  • Neh 2:15-18
    4 verses
    73%

    15Then in the night, I went up by the stream, viewing the wall; then turning back, I went in by the door in the valley, and so came back.

    16And the chiefs had no knowledge of where I had been or what I was doing; and I had not then said anything to the Jews or to the priests or the great ones or the chiefs or the rest of those who were doing the work.

    17Then I said to them, You see what a bad condition we are in; how Jerusalem is a waste, and its doorways burned with fire: come, let us get to work, building up the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be put to shame.

    18Then I gave them an account of how the hand of my God was on me, helping me; and of the king's words which he had said to me. And they said, Let us get to work on the building. So they made their hands strong for the good work.

  • Neh 13:19-22
    4 verses
    73%

    19And so, when the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the doors to be shut and not to be open again till after the Sabbath: and I put some of my servants by the door so that nothing might be taken in on the Sabbath day.

    20So the traders in all sorts of goods took their night's rest outside Jerusalem once or twice.

    21Then I gave witness against them and said, Why are you waiting all night by the wall? if you do so again I will have you taken prisoners. From that time they did not come again on the Sabbath.

    22And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabbath holy. Keep this in mind to my credit, O my God, and have mercy on me, for great is your mercy.

  • 2 Kgs 11:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6...

    7And the two divisions of you, who go out on the Sabbath and keep the watch of the house of the Lord,

  • 1 Chr 9:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26For the four chief door-keepers, who were Levites, had a special position, looking after the rooms and the store-houses of the house of God.

    27Their sleeping-rooms were round the house of God, for they had the care of it, and were responsible for opening it morning by morning.

  • Neh 2:12
    72%

    12And in the night I got up, taking with me a small band of men; I said nothing to any man of what God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem: and I had no beast with me but the one on which I was seated.

  • Neh 11:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.

    3Now these are the chiefs of the divisions of the country who were living in Jerusalem: but in the towns of Judah everyone was living on his heritage in the towns, that is, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

  • Neh 13:30
    71%

    30So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
    71%

    6To the woodworkers and the builders and the stone-cutters; and for getting wood and cut stones for the building up of the house.

  • Neh 6:10
    71%

    10And I went to the house of Shemaiah, the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us have a meeting in the house of God, inside the Temple, and let the doors be shut: for they will come to put you to death; truly, in the night they will come to put you to death.

  • Isa 62:6
    70%

    6I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are the Lord's recorders, take no rest,

  • Neh 12:40
    70%

    40So the two bands of those who gave praise took up their positions in the house of God, and I and half of the chiefs with me:

  • Ezek 12:7
    70%

    7And I did as I was ordered: I took out my vessels by day, like those of one who is taken away, and in the evening I made a hole through the wall with a tent-pin; and in the dark I went out, taking my things on my back before their eyes.

  • 1 Chr 22:15
    70%

    15And you have a great number of workmen, cutters and workers of stone and wood, and experts in every sort of work,

  • Neh 12:38
    70%

    38And the other band of those who gave praise went to the left, and I went after them with half the people, on the wall, over the tower of the ovens, as far as the wide wall;

  • Ezra 4:4
    70%

    4Then the people of the land made the hands of the people of Judah feeble, troubling them with fear in their building;

  • 2 Chr 23:4
    70%

    4This is what you are to do: let a third of you, of the priests and Levites, who come in on the Sabbath, keep the doors;

  • 2 Chr 31:4
    70%

    4In addition, he gave orders to the people of Jerusalem to give to the priests and Levites that part which was theirs by right, so that they might be strong in keeping the law of the Lord.

  • Ezra 2:70
    70%

    70So the priests and the Levites and the people and the music-makers and the door-keepers and the Nethinim, took up their places in their towns; even all Israel in their towns.

  • Ezra 5:4
    70%

    4Then they said these words to them: What are the names of the men who are at work on this building?

  • Ezra 1:4
    70%

    4And whoever there may be of the rest of Israel, living in any place, let the men of that place give him help with offerings of silver and gold and goods and beasts, in addition to the offering freely given for the house of God in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 17:19
    70%

    19These were the men who were waiting on the king, in addition to those placed by the king in the walled towns through all Judah.

  • Ezra 6:7
    70%

    7Let the work of this house of God go on; let the ruler of the Jews and their responsible men put up this house of God in its place.