1Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding…
2before his associates and the army of Samaria,…
3Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him,…
4Hear us, O God, for we are despised.…
5Do not cover up their iniquity or let…
6So we rebuilt the wall until all of…
7When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs,…
8and all of them conspired to come and…
9So we prayed to our God and posted…
10Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength…
11And our enemies said, “Before they know or…
12At that time the Jews who lived nearby…
13So I stationed men behind the lowest sections…
14After I had made an inspection, I stood…
15When our enemies heard that we were aware…
16And from that day on, half of my…
17who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who…
18And each of the builders worked with his…
19Then I said to the nobles, the officials,…
20Wherever you hear the sound of the horn,…
21So we continued the work, while half of…
22At that time I also said to the…
23So neither I nor my brothers nor my…
