They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and strong hand.

I told them how the gracious hand of my God had been on me, and what the king had said to me.

They said, “Let’s start rebuilding,” and they were encouraged to do this good work.

who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried the loads worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.

Sanballat sent me this same message a fifth time by his aide, who had an open letter in his hand.