These are the final words of David: "The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised up as the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, Israel's beloved singer of songs:

Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa,

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