Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 14:10
Source: Septuagint
10And it came to pass from that day that half of them that had been driven forth, wrought the work, and half of them kept guard; and there were spears, and shields, and bows, and breastplates, and rulers behind the whole house of Judah,
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8And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles, and to the captains, and to the rest of the people, Be not afraid of them: remember our great and terrible God, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
9And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was made known to us, and God had frustrated their counsel, that we all returned to the wall, every man to his work.
— Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 14:10 —
11even of them that were building the wall—and those who carried the burdens were under arms: each with one hand wrought his work, and with the other held his dart.
12And the builders wrought each man having his sword girded upon his loins, and so they built: and the trumpeter with his trumpet next to him.