17. They who built on the wall, and they that bore burdens, so burdened themselves, everyone with one of his hands worked in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
18. For the builders, everyone had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
19. And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
20. In whatever place therefore you hear the sound of the trumpet, come you there unto us: our God shall fight for us.
21. So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.