11. Our enemies said, "They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them and put a stop to the work."
12. When the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times, "They will come up against us from every place where you may turn,"
13. then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears and bows.