Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah followed them,

Then the two choirs stood in the house of God. So did I, and half of the officials with me;

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

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

After him the Levites carried out repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, official of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district.

After him their brothers carried out repairs under Bavvai the son of Henadad, official of [the other] half of the district of Keilah.

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

The second choir went to the left; I followed with half of the people on the wall, above the Tower of the Furnaces, to the Broad Wall,