then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears and bows.

From that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows and the breastplates; and the captains were behind the whole house of Judah.

So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared.

Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part, everyone working with one hand, with his spear in the other;