Then the two choirs took their stand in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me;

Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah followed them,

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.

Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the 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, the 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 the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared.

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