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19 I told the nobles, the leaders, and the rest of the people, “So much work has to be done in different places that we are widely separated from one another on the wall. 20 When you hear the trumpet, assemble around me. Our God will fight for us!”

21 So we continued to work. Half of us held spears from early dawn until the stars came out.

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19 Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. 20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet,(A) join us there. Our God will fight(B) for us!”

21 So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.

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