Nehemiah 4:18 meaning and explanation

And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.

Nehemiah 4:18, Berean Standard Bible

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Nehemiah, the Persian appointed governor of Judah, is organizing the rebuilding of Jerusalem's broken walls while Sanballat, Tobiah and their allies plot an attack. The workers are ordinary families, not soldiers, so Nehemiah arms them and keeps a trumpeter at his side to sound a rallying signal.

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