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From that time forth, lest our enemies should repeat their enterprise.
The half of my servants; of my domestic servants, and of my guards, who should have attended upon my own person.
The spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons, i.e. all their weapons; they stood in their arms prepared for battle.
The rulers were behind all; partly to encourage them in their work, and sometimes to assist with their own hands; and partly to direct and command them in case of an assault.
The house of Judah, i.e. the Jews who were upon the wall.