Nehemiah 4:18

WEB

¹⁸Among the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me.

KJV

¹⁸For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

BSB

¹⁸And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.

FBV

¹⁸All the builders carried a sword strapped to their side, and the trumpeter stood beside me.

Extra References

Numbers 10:9

⁹When you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before the LORD your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.

2 Chronicles 13:12-17

¹²Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, don’t fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers; for you will not prosper.”

¹³But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them. ¹⁴When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. ¹⁵Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. ¹⁶The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand. ¹⁷Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain.