American Standard Version (ASV):
They all builded the wall and they that bare burdens laded themselves; every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon;
King James Version (KJV):
They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, [every one] with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other [hand] held a weapon.
American Standard Version (ASV):
And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
King James Version (KJV):
And it came to pass from that time forth, [that] the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers [were] behind all the house of Judah.
American Standard Version (ASV):
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
King James Version (KJV):
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
American Standard Version (ASV):
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
King James Version (KJV):
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, [which is] great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set [there] the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
King James Version (KJV):
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.
American Standard Version (ASV):
And it came to pass that, when the Jews that dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times from all places, Ye must return unto us.
King James Version (KJV):
And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us [they will be upon you].
American Standard Version (ASV):
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
King James Version (KJV):
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
American Standard Version (ASV):
And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
King James Version (KJV):
And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and [there is] much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
American Standard Version (ASV):
But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
King James Version (KJV):
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
American Standard Version (ASV):
and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
King James Version (KJV):
And conspired all of them together to come [and] to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.