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from the house of Azariah vnto the turning and together to come and to fight against Ierusalem,
vnto the corner. 25 Palal, the sonne of Vzai, from and to hinder them. 9 The we prayed vnto our
ouer against the corner, and the high tower, that God, and set watchmen by them, day and night,
lieth out from the Kings house, which is beside because of them. 10 And Iudah said, The strength
the court of the prison. After him, Pedaiah, the of the bearers is weakened, and there is much
sonne of Parosh. 26 And the Nethinims they dwelt earth, so that we are not able to build the wall.
in ye fortresse vnto the place ouer against the 11 Also our aduersaries had sayde, They shall not
water gate, Eastwarde, and to the tower that knowe, neither see, till we come into the middes
lyeth out. 27 After him fortified the Tekoites of them and slay them, and cause the worke to
another portion ouer against the great tower, cease. 12 But when the Iewes (which dwelt beside
that lyeth out, euen vnto the wall of the fortresse. them) came, they told vs ten times, From all
28 From aboue the horsegate forth fortified the places whence ye shall returne, they wil be vpon
Priests, euery one ouer against his house. 29 After vs. 13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind
them fortified Zadok the sonne of Immer ouer the wall vpon the toppes of the stones, and placed
against his house: and after him fortified Shema- the people by their families, with their swordes,
iah, the sonne of Shechadiah the keeper of the their speares and their bowes. 14 Then I behelde,
East gate. 30 After him fortified Hananiah, the and rose vp, and said vnto the Princes, and to
sonne of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sonne of Za- the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be
laph, the sixt, another portion after him fortified not afrayde of them: remember the great Lord,
Meshullam, the sonne of Berechiah, ouer against and fearefull, and fight for your brethren, your
his chamber. 31 After him fortified Malchiah sonnes, andyourdaughters, yourwiues, andyour
the goldesmiths sonne, vntil the house of the houses. 15 And when our enemies heard that
Nethinims, and of ye marchants ouer against the it was knowen vnto vs, then God brought their
gate Miphkad, and to the chamber in the corner. counsell to nought, and we turned all againe
32 And betweene the chamber of the corner vnto to the wall, euery one vnto his worke. 16 And
the sheepegate fortified the goldesmithes and from that day, halfe of the yong men did the
the marchantes. labour, and the other halfe part of them helde the
4 speares, and shieldes, and bowes, and habergins:
and the rulers stoode behinde all the house of
1 But when Sanballat heard that we builded Iudah. 17 They that buylded on the wall, and they
the wall, then was he wroth and sore grieued, that bare burdens, and they that laded, did the
and mocked the Iewes, 2 And sayde before his worke with one hand, and with the other helde
brethrenandthearmieofSamaria, thushesayde, the sworde. 18 For euery one of the buylders had
What doe these weake Iewes? wil they fortifie his sworde girded on his loynes, and so buylded:
them selues? wil they sacrifice? will they finish and he that blewe the trumpet, was beside me.
it in a day? will they make the stones whole 19 Then saide I vnto the Princes, and to the rulers,
againe out of the heapes of dust, seeing they are and to the rest of the people, The worke is great
burnt? 3 And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside and large, and we are separated vpon the wall,
him, and said, Although they buylde, yet if a foxe one farre from another. 20 In what place there-
goe vp, he shall euen breake downe their stonie fore ye heare the sound of the trumpet, resort ye
wall. 4 Heare, O our God (for we are despised) thither vnto vs: our God shall fight for vs. 21 So we
and turne their shame vpon their owne head, laboured in the worke, and halfe of them helde
and giue them vnto a pray in the lande of their the speares, from the appearing of the morning,
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captiuitie, And couer not their iniquitie, neither till the starres came foorth. 22 And at the same
let their sinne be put out in thy presence: for they time said I vnto the people, Let euery one with his
haue prouoked vs before the builders. 6 So we seruant lodge within Ierusalem, that they may be
built the wall, and all the wall was ioyned vnto a watch for vs in the night, and labour in the day.
the halfe thereof, and the heart of the people was 23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my seruants,
to worke. But when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and nor the men of the warde, (which followed me)
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the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ash- none of vs did put off our clothes, saue euery one
dodims heard that the walles of Ierusalem were put them off for washing.
repayred, (for the breaches began to be stopped)
then they were very wroth, And conspired all
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