6. And so we built the wall, and we joined it together, even to the unfinished portion. And the heart of the people was stirred up for the work.
7. Now it happened that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabs, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites had heard that the walls of Jerusalem had been closed, and that the breaches had begun to be repaired, they were exceedingly angry.
8. And they all gathered together, so that they might go forth and fight against Jerusalem, and so that they might prepare ambushes.
9. And we prayed to our God, and we stationed guards upon the wall, day and night, against them.
10. Then Judah said: "The strength of those who carry has diminished, and the amount of material is very great, and so we will not be able to build the wall."
11. And our enemies said: "Let them neither know, nor realize, until we arrive in their midst, and kill them, and cause the work to cease."
12. Now it happened that, on ten occasions, some Jews arrived who were living near them, from all the places from which they came to us, and they told us this.
13. So I stationed the people in order, in places behind the wall, all around it, with their swords, and lances, and bows.
14. And I gazed around, and I rose up. And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: "Do not be afraid before their face. Remember the great and terrible Lord, and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons and your daughters, and your wives and your households."
15. Then it happened that, when our enemies had heard that it had been reported to us, God defeated their counsel. And we all returned to the walls, each one to his own work.
16. And it happened that, from that day, half of their young men were doing the work, and half were prepared for war with lances, and shields, and bows, and armor. And the leaders were behind them in all the house of Judah.