"In what place {therefore} ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us." — Nehemiah 4:20

Nehemiah 4:20 · KJV

“In what place {therefore} ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.”

— Nehemiah 4:20

And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work {is} great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.

Verse 21

So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

Nehemiah 4 — Context

For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and {so} builded. And he that sounded the trumpet {was} by me. {by his side: Heb. on his loins}

And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work {is} great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.

In what place {therefore} ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.

Cross References

Exodus 14:14

The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Deuteronomy 1:30

The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;

Deuteronomy 20:4

For the LORD your God {is} he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

Joshua 23:10

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he {it is} that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

Deuteronomy 3:22

Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.

Zechariah 14:3

Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

Exodus 14:25

And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. {that they...: or, and made them to go heavily}