Verse | Translation | Text |
Ne 4:13 | Strong Concordance | Therefore set [05975] I in the lower [08482] places [04725] behind [0310] the wall [02346], and on the higher places [06706] [06708], I even set [05975] the people [05971] after their families [04940] with their swords [02719], their spears [07420], and their bows [07198]. |
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. |
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. |