Nehemiah 4:6-12. New International Version · So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it. But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet ...

We countered with prayer to our God and set a round-the-clock guard against them. But soon word was going around in Judah, The builders are pooped, the rubbish ...

Chapter 4. 6So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.

6 So we went on building the wall; and all the wall was joined together half-way up: for the people were working hard. 7 But when it came to the ears of ...

David Guzik commentary on Nehemiah 4 describes how Sanballat and Tobiah try to stop the work on the wall, and Nehemiah plans the defense.

CHAPTER 4 · Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem was progressing—for the gaps ...

We're dealing with a situation where Nehemiah and his people are trying to accomplish something for God, but the opposers are making threats.

Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. And he said in the...