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Palal son of Uzai rebuilt the next section, which began at the corner of the wall and the tower of the upper palace near the court of the guard. Pedaiah son of Parosh rebuilt the next section of the wall.

and so I sent people to guard the wall at its lowest places and where there were still holes in it. I placed them according to families, and they stood guard with swords and spears and with bows and arrows.

From then on, I let half of the young men work while the other half stood guard. They wore armor and had spears and shields, as well as bows and arrows. The leaders helped the workers

Every day from dawn to dark, half of the workers rebuilt the walls, while the rest stood guard with their spears.

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.

I said to them, "Don't let the gates to the city be opened until the sun has been up for a while. And make sure that they are closed and barred before the guards go off duty at sunset. Choose people from Jerusalem to stand guard at different places around the wall and others to stand guard near their own houses."

Ephraim Gate, Old Gate, Fish Gate, Hananel Tower, Hundred Tower, and on to Sheep Gate. Finally, we stopped at Gate of the Guard,

I ordered the Levites to make themselves holy and to guard the gates on the Sabbath, so that it would be kept holy. God is truly merciful, and I pray that he will treat me with kindness and bless me for doing this.

Be on guard! Don't turn to evil as a way of escape.

I obey you completely and guard against sin.

And for those who stayed back to guard the sheep, there are metal doves with silver-coated wings and shiny gold feathers."

(A song by Solomon for worship.) Without the help of the Lord it is useless to build a home or to guard a city.

I wait for you more eagerly than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn. Yes, I wait more eagerly than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn.

Help me to guard my words whenever I say something.

Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.

Then a guard said, "I have stood day and night on this watchtower, Lord.

This is a message about Dumah: From the country of Seir, someone shouts to me, "Guard, how much longer before daylight?"

From my guard post, I answered, "Morning will soon be here, but night will return. If you want to know more, come back later."

I, the Lord , will protect it and always keep it watered. I will guard it day and night to keep it from harm.

Everyone on guard duty, sing and celebrate! Look! You can see the Lord returning to Zion.