Nehemiah 4:13

“Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.”

"Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows." - Nehemiah 4:13
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What does Nehemiah 4:13 mean?

Nehemiah 4:13 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows." This verse is part of the book of Nehemiah…

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Guardians of the Wall: Strengthening Our Resolve in Faith

Nehemiah 4:13 reads, "Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows." This scripture captures a profound moment not only in the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s…

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Heavenly Father, the Creator of all, we come before You today with hearts full of reverence and gratitude, acknowledging Your sovereignty and the power of Your word. We gather here, not just to seek our own gain, but to align our lives with Your divine purpose, inspired by the…

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Nehemiah 4:13 - "¶ Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows."
Nehemiah 13:4 - "¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:"
Nehemiah 11:13
Nehemiah 10:13 - "Hodijah, Bani, Beninu."
"¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:" - Nehemiah 13:4
Nehemiah 12:13 - "Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;"
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 7:13 - "The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five."
Nehemiah 12:4 - "Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,"
Nehemiah 10:4 - "Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,"
"Hodijah, Bani, Beninu." - Nehemiah 10:13
"Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;" - Nehemiah 12:13
Nehemiah 13:12 - "Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries."
Nehemiah 13:31 - "And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good."
Nehemiah 13:20 - "So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice."
"Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah," - Nehemiah 12:4
"Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch," - Nehemiah 10:4
Nehemiah 13:23 - "¶ In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:"
Nehemiah 4:4 - "Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:"
Nehemiah 13:29 - "Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites."
Nehemiah 4:8 - "And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it."
Nehemiah 13:24 - "And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people."
Nehemiah 13:8 - "And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber."
Nehemiah 13:3 - "Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude."
Nehemiah 4:17 – "Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other."
Nehemiah 13:9 - "Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense."
Nehemiah 13:7 - "And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God."