And it came to pass, from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

And next to him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.

After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, to the place over against the sepulchers of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty.

After him repaired the Levites Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him repaired Hashabiah the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.

After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.

So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to the half of it, for the people had a mind to work.

So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,

And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall;

So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

And their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews language, but according to the language of each people.