Nehemiah 13:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Once or twice some merchants spent the night outside Jerusalem with their goods.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:19

I ordered the gates of Jerusalem to be closed on the eve of the Sabbath and not to be opened until after the Sabbath had ended. Then I put some of my own men in charge of the gates to make certain that nothing was brought in on the Sabbath.

Nehemiah 13:21

But I warned them, “If you do this again, I'll have you arrested.” From then on, they did not come on the Sabbath.