Nehemiah 4:22

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And at the same time saide I vnto the people: Let euery one with his seruaut lodge within Hierusalem, that in the night season we may watch, and labour on the day time.

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  • Neh 11:1-2 : 1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Hierusalem: The other people also cast lottes, that among ten one part should go to Hierusalem into the holy citie to dwell, and nyne partes to be in the cities. 2 And the people thanked all the men that were willing to dwel at Hierusale.

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  • Neh 4:23
    83%

    23As for me and my brethren, my seruauntes, and the men of the watch which folowed me, we put neuer of our clothes, saue onely because of the wasshing.

  • Neh 4:8-21
    14 verses
    82%

    8And conspired all together to come and fight against Hierusalem, and to make an hinderaunce therin.

    9Neuerthelesse, we made our prayer vnto our God, and set watchmen by them day and night, because of them.

    10And Iuda sayde: The strength of the bearers is feeble, and there is yet much more morter, and we are not able to buylde on the wall.

    11And our aduersaries sayde: They shall not knowe, neither see, till we come in the middes among them, and slay them, and cause the worke to ceasse.

    12But when the Iewes which dwelt beside them, came, they told vs as good as ten times, that in all places where ye go vnto, they are appoynted to fal vpon vs.

    13Therefore set I the people after their kinredes, with their swordes, speares, and bowes, beneath in the lowe places behinde the wall vpon the toppes of the stones.

    14And I loked, and gat me vp, and sayde vnto the chiefe men, to the rulers, and to the other people, Be not ye afrayde of them: but thinke rather vpon the great Lorde whiche ought to be feared, and fight for your brethre, your sonnes, your daughters, your wiues, & your houses.

    15Neuerthelesse, when our enemies heard that we had gotten worde of it, God brought their counsell to naught: and we turned all againe to the wall, euery one vnto his labour.

    16And from that time foorth, the halfe part of the young men dyd the labour, and the other halfe part of them helde the speares, shieldes, bowes, and brestplates: and the rulers stoode behinde all the house of Iuda.

    17They which buylded on the wall and they that bare burthens, and those that laded them, with one hande did euery one his worke, and with the other helde his weapon.

    18For euery one that buylded had his sword girded by his thingh, and so buylded they: And he that blewe the trumpet was beside me.

    19And I saide vnto the principall men, to the rulers, and to the other people: The worke is great and large, & we are seperated vpon the wall one farre from another.

    20Loke in what place therefore ye heare the noyse of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs, and our God shall fight for vs:

    21And we wil be labouring in the worke. And the halfe part of them helde their speares from the morning spring, tyll the starres came foorth.

  • Neh 7:3
    78%

    3And saide vnto them: Let not the gates of Hierusalem be opened vntil the sunne be whot: and while they stand by, let them shut the doores & barre them. And we appoynted certaine citezins of Hierusalem to be watchmen, euery one to keepe his watch, and euery one to be ouer against his house.

  • Neh 5:16
    77%

    16But I laboured also in the worke vpon the wall, and we bought no lande: and all my seruauntes came thither together vnto the worke.

  • 1 Sam 25:16
    74%

    16They were a wall vnto vs both by night and day, all the while we were with them keping sheepe.

  • Neh 4:6
    73%

    6And so buylded we the wall, and it was ioyned whole together vnto the halfe heyght thereof: And the people were minded to labour.

  • Neh 2:15-18
    4 verses
    73%

    15Then went I on in the night by the brooke side, and considered the wall, and turned backe, and came home againe by the valley port.

    16And the rulers knewe not whyther I went or what I dyd: neither dyd I as yet tel it vnto the Iewes, to the priestes, to the noble men, to the rulers, and to the other that laboured in the worke.

    17Afterwarde sayde I vnto them: Ye see the miserie that we are in, howe Hierusalem lyeth waste, and howe the gates thereof are burnt with fire: come therefore, and let vs buylde vp the wall of Hierusalem, and that we be no more a rebuke.

    18Then I tolde them of the hand of my God that it was gratious ouer me, and the kinges wordes that he had spoken vnto me: And they sayde, Let vs get vp and buylde. And they strengthed their handes to good.

  • Neh 13:19-22
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    73%

    19And when the portes of Hierusalem began to be darke in the euening before the Sabbath, I commaunded to shut the gates, and charged that they should not be opened till after the Sabbath: and some of my seruauntes set I at the gates, that there shoulde no burthen be brought in on the Sabbath day.

    20Then remayned the chapmen and marchauntes once or twyse ouer night without Hierusalem with all maner of wares.

    21Then reproued I them sore, and sayde vnto them: Why tary ye all night about the wall? If ye do it once againe, I will lay handes vpon you: From that time foorth came they no more on the Sabbath.

    22And I said vnto the Leuites, that they should clense them selues, and that they shoulde come and kepe the gates, to halowe the Sabboth day: Thinke vpon me O my God concerning this also, and spare me, according to thy great mercie.

  • 2 Kgs 11:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6And another third part shal keepe the gate of Sur: And another third part shall keepe the gate which is behinde them of the garde: and so shall ye keepe the watch of the house of Messah.

    7And two partes of you, that is, al that go out on the Sabbath day, shall keepe the watch of the house of the Lorde about the king.

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

    26For the Leuites which had the ouersight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God, were vnder the custody of foure notable porters.

    27And they laye rounde about the house of God, because the keping thereof pertayned to them, and they had the charge to open it euery mornyng.

  • Neh 2:12
    72%

    12And I gat me vp in the night season, and a fewe men with me, neither tolde I any man what God had geuen me in my heart to do at Hierusalem: and there was not one beast with me, saue it that I rode vpon.

  • Neh 11:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2And the people thanked all the men that were willing to dwel at Hierusale.

    3These are the heades of the prouince that dwelt in Hierusalem, and in the cities of Iuda, euery one in his possession, and in their cities: they of Israel, the priestes, Leuites, the Nethinims, & the children of Solomons seruauntes.

  • Neh 13:30
    71%

    30Thus clensed I them from all such as were outlandishe, and appoynted the courses of the priestes and Leuites, euery one in his office:

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
    71%

    6Euen vnto carpenters and masons, and workers vpon the walles, and for to bye tymber and free stone, to repaire the temple.

  • Neh 6:10
    71%

    10And I came vnto the house of Semaia the sonne of Delaia, the sonne of Mehetabeel, & he had shut him selfe within, and saide: Let vs come together in the house of God, euen vnto the middest of the temple, & shut the doores of the temple, for they wyll come to slay thee, yea euen in the night wyll they come to put thee to death.

  • Isa 62:6
    70%

    6I haue set watchmen vpon thy walles O Hierusalem, which shall neither ceasse day nor night to preache the Lorde: and ye also that remember the Lorde, ye shall not kepe him close,

  • Neh 12:40
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    40And so stoode the two quyers of them that gaue thankes in the house of God, and I, & the halfe of the rulers with me.

  • Ezek 12:7
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    7And I did so as I was commaunded, I brought foorth my stuffe by day as the stuffe of one that goeth into captiuitie: and in the euening I digged through the wall with my handes, and brought it foorth in the darke, and bare it vpon my shoulder in their sight.

  • 1 Chr 22:15
    70%

    15Moreouer, thou hast workemen with thee mowe, and masons, and carpenters to worke in stone and timber, & many men that be actiue for euery worke,

  • Neh 12:38
    70%

    38The other quyer of them that gaue thankes went ouer against them, and I after them, and the halfe part of the people vpon the wall beyond the fornace gate, vntill the brode wall,

  • Ezra 4:4
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    4And it came to passe, that the folke of the lande discouraged the people of Iuda, & troubled them as they were building:

  • 2 Chr 23:4
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    4This is it therfore that ye shal do: The thirde part of you shall on the Sabbath come to the priestes, Leuites, & kepers of the porches,

  • 2 Chr 31:4
    70%

    4And he bade the people that dwelt in Hierusalem, to geue a parte to the priestes and Leuites, that they might substancially applie them selues to the lawe of the Lorde.

  • Ezra 2:70
    70%

    70So the priestes, and the Leuites and certaine of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

  • Ezra 5:4
    70%

    4Then saide we vnto them after this maner: What are the names of the men that make this building?

  • Ezra 1:4
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    4And whosoeuer remayneth yet in any maner of place where he is a straunger, let the men of that place helpe him with siluer and golde, with good and cattaile, beside that which they willingly offer for the house of God that is at Hierusalem.

  • 2 Chr 17:19
    70%

    19These wayted on the king, besides those which the king put in the strong cities throughout all Iuda.

  • Ezra 6:7
    70%

    7Let the worke of the house of this God alone, that the captaine of the Iewes and their elders may builde the house of God in his place.