After him the priests worked, men of the nearby district.

Above the Horse Gate the priests worked, each in front of his house.

And between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and traders worked.

The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders would not assist with the work of their master.

After him their relatives worked – Binnui son of Henadad, head of a half-district of Keilah.

After them the men of Tekoa worked on another section, from opposite the great protruding tower to the wall of Ophel.

Why, then, do these people of Jerusalem continually turn away from me in apostasy? They hold fast to their deception. They refuse to turn back to me.

Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah worked on the Jeshanah Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

After him the Levites worked – Rehum son of Bani and after him Hashabiah, head of half the district of Keilah, for his district.

The Lord who rules over all says, “The people of Israel are oppressed. So too are the people of Judah. All those who took them captive are holding them prisoners. They refuse to set them free.

Give the signal to attack Babylon’s wall! Bring more guards! Post them all around the city! Put men in ambush! For the Lord will do what he has planned. He will do what he said he would do to the people of Babylon.