Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
Ver. 22. Likewise at the same time I said unto the people] He had a saying to every one; and having ordered the work of the day, he appointeth a watch for the night season also; for they had many false friends within themselves too. Caesar's vigilancy did ever equal his valour; so did Nehemiah's.