Nehemiah 4:13
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Nehemiah set the people in place by their families in the lower places behind the wall and on the higher places to meet danger at the most exposed points. He armed them with swords and spears and bows so that those stationed along the line could fight while the rebuilding went forward. The arrangement put family groups at both low and high positions behind the defenses to guard the work itself against attack.