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And it came to pass from that day half of them that had been driven forth, wrought the work, and half of them kept guard; and spears, and shields, and bows, and breast-plates, and rulers behind the whole house of Juda,
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even of them that were building the wall:—and those who carried the burdens under arms: with one hand wrought his work, and with the other held his dart.
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And the builders each man having his sword girt upon his loins, and so they built: and the trumpeter with his trumpet next to him.
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And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work great and abundant, and we are dispersed upon the wall, each at a great distance from his brother.
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In whatsoever place ye shall hear the sound of the cornet, thither gather yourselves together to us; and our God shall fight for us.
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So we labouring at the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
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And at that time I said to the people, Lodge ye every man with his servant in the midst of Jerusalem, and let the night be a watch-time to you, and the day a work-time.
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And I was , and the watchmen behind me, and there was not a man of us that put off his garments.