Charles Spurgeon Commentary Nehemiah 4:14-15

"And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work." — Nehemiah 4:14-15 (ASV)

There was no fighting after all. As soon as the enemy knew that their plot was found out, they did not make any assault. One commentator says: "Some men, if they had been delivered from danger, would have returned every one to the tavern; but these men returned every one to his work." They went back to their building and still continued in the service of the city.