John Trapp on Nehemiah 4:20

Verſe 20. In what place therefore ye hear the ſound of the Trumpet] Which therefore, for the purpoſe he kept at his own elbow, verſe 18. as a matter of truſt, and importance. Moſes committed the blowing of the Trumpets unto the ſonnes of Aaron only, Num. 10. for if the Trumpet give an uncertain ſound, who ſhall prepare himſelf to the battel? 1 Cor. 14.8.

Reſort you thither unto us] As to your Rendevous, that we may ſtand againſt the Enemy in an entire body; mean while Nehemiah walketh the round, and watcheth the Enemies motions, ſo that of him might be ſaid, as once was of Hannibal, Nullo labore aut corpus fatigari, aut animus vinci poterat, he was indefatigable, inſuperable: or as of Fabius Maximus. Liv. decad. 3. lib. 1.

Hic patria eſt, murique urbis ſtant pectore in uno.Si[illegible: 1 letter] [illegible: 1 letter]tal.

Our God ſhall fight for us] Courage therefore, my hearts, He is the Lord; Strong, and Mighty, the Lord Mighty in battel, Pſal. 24.8. and may far better ſay then Henry the eighth did, Cui adhaereo, prae eſt, he whom I fight for, is ſure to prevail.