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Selected Verse: Nehemiah 4:13 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Ne 4:13	King James	Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The lower places - The places where those within the walls had the least advantage of elevation, the naturally weak places, where an enemy was likely to make his attack.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The lower places - The places where those within the walls had the least advantage of elevation, the naturally weak places, where an enemy was likely to make his attack.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Behind - Within the walls where they were not yet raised to their due height, and therefore most liable to the enemies assault. Higher - Upon the tops of the walls where they were finished, and the towers which were built here and there upon the wall; whence they might shoot arrows, or throw stones.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Behind - Within the walls where they were not yet raised to their due height, and therefore most liable to the enemies assault. Higher - Upon the tops of the walls where they were finished, and the towers which were built here and there upon the wall; whence they might shoot arrows, or throw stones.

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