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,

From that day on, half of my men did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers supported all the people of Judah,

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

Next to him the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him Hashabiah, ruler over half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.

After him their fellow Levites made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler over half the district of Keilah.

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.

So we continued the work, while half of the men were holding spears from daybreak until the stars came out.

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