John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 4:13

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, etc.] Where the wall was lowest, and the enemy could more easily break it down, or get over it: and on the higher places; where the wall was higher; or rather on the towers upon the walls, as the word signifies the tops of rocks, which are dry and smooth, (see <262402>Ezekiel 24:2,8). I even set the people after their families; according to their rank, number, strength, and valour: with their swords, their spears, and their bows; with weapons they could use both near, and at a distance.

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