Nehemiah 13:20

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One or two times businessmen and merchants {\cf2\super [89]} had to stay the night outside Jerusalem.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:19

So, this is what I did: Every Friday evening, just before dark, I commanded the gatekeepers to shut and lock the gates to Jerusalem. They were not to be opened until the Sabbath {\cf2\super [88]} day was over. I put some of my own men at the gates. Those men were commanded to make sure that no load was brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.

Nehemiah 13:21

But I warned those businessmen and merchants. I said to them, “Don’t stay the night in front of the wall. If you do that again, I will arrest you.” So from that time on they didn’t come on the Sabbath {\cf2\super [90]} day to sell their things.