In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
Ver. 20. In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet] Which, therefore, for the purpose he kept at his own elbow, Nehemiah 4:18, as a matter of trust and importance. Moses committed the blowing of the trumpets unto the sons of Aaron only, Numbers 10:8. "For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?" 1 Corinthians 14:8 .
Resort you thither unto us] As to your rendezvous, that we may stand against the enemy in an entire body; meanwhile Nehemiah walketh the round, and watches 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 (Liv. decad. 3, lib. 1), or as of Fabius Maximus.
Hic patria est, murique urbis stant pectore in uno (Sil. Ital.).
Our God shall fight for us] Courage therefore my hearts, he is "The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle," Psalms 24:8, and may far better say than Henry VIII did, Cui adhaereo praeest, he whom I fight for is sure to prevail.