^{16 Ref} And from that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal war-dresses; and the chiefs were at the back of the men of Judah.

^{17 Ref} Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part, everyone working with one hand, with his spear in the other;

^{18 Ref} Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.

¹⁹ And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:

^{20 Ref} Wherever you may be when the horn is sounded, come here to us; our God will be fighting for us.

^{21 Ref} So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.