Going after them were Hoshaiah, half the leaders of Judah,

Rephaiah son of Hur, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to them.

Shallum son of Hallohesh, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to him, assisted by his daughters.<n id="1" />p>

After him their relatives<n id="1" /> worked &#8211; Binnui<n id="2" /> son of Henadad, head of a half-district of Keilah.

<p class="bodytext">So we worked on,<n id="1" /> with half<n id="2" /> holding spears, from dawn till dusk.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">Then the two choirs that gave thanks took their stations<n id="1" /> in the temple of God. I did also, along with half the officials with me,

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod (or the language of one of the other peoples mentioned<n id="1" />) and were unable to speak the language of Judah.

From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears,<n id="1" /> shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people<n id="2" /> of Judah

<p class="bodytext">After him the Levites worked &#8211; Rehum son of Bani and<n id="1" /> after him Hashabiah, head of half the district of Keilah, for his district.

<p class="bodytext">So we rebuilt the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height.<n id="1" /> The people were enthusiastic in their work.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The second choir was proceeding<n id="1" /> in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

Nehemiah son of Azbuk, head of a half-district of Beth Zur, worked after him as far as the tombs of David and the artificial pool and the House of the Warriors.p>