From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears, shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people of Judah

Beside their servants and maidens, of whom there were seven thousand, three hundred and seven and thirty. And they had two hundred and seven and forty singing men and women,

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

Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,

The two thanksgiving processions stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials accompanying me,

And the other choirs of praise went across from them, and I after them, and half of the people on the wall, from beyond the Tower of the Furnaces even to the Broad Wall,

The children of Adonikam, six hundred and seven and threescore;

The children of Bigvai, two thousand, and seven and threescore;

The children of Pashhur, a thousand, two hundred and seven and forty;

And the other people gave twenty thousand drams, and two thousand pound of silver, and seven and three score priests' garments.

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

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

Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler over half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

So we rebuilt the wall until the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had the will to keep working.

{Next to him} Shallum son of Hallohesh, commander of half of the district of Jerusalem, repaired with his daughters.

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak Hebrew.