Nehemiah 7:3

The Scriptures 1998

And I said to them, “Let not the gates of Yerushalayim be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are standing by, let them shut the doors and bolt them. And appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, each at his post, and each in front of his own house.”

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:19

And it came to be, at the gates of Yerushalayim, as it began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the Sabbath. And I stationed some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day.

Nehemiah 3:23

After him Binyamin and Ḥ

Nehemiah 7:2

And I put my brother Ḥ

Nehemiah 7:4

And the city was wide on both sides and great, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt.

Psalm 127:1

If יהוה  does not build the house, Its builders have laboured in vain. If יהוה  does not guard the city, The watchman has stayed awake in vain.

Psalm 147:13

For He has strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed your children in your midst,

Matthew 10:16

“See, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.