21. Every day from dawn to dark, half of the workers rebuilt the walls, while the rest stood guard with their spears.
22. I asked the men in charge and their workers to stay inside Jerusalem and stand guard at night. So they guarded the city at night and worked during the day.
23. I even slept in my work clothes at night; my children, the workers, and the guards slept in theirs as well. And we always kept our weapons close by.