24. Beyond him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section from the house of Azariah up to the inner buttress and the corner.
25. Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the inner buttress and the tower coming out from the upper palace, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh
26. and the Temple servants living on the Ophel made repairs up to the area opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.
27. After him the men of Tekoa repaired another section from opposite the great projecting tower to the wall of the Ophel.
28. Above the Horse Gate the kohanim worked, each in front of his own house.
29. After them Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house and after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.
30. After him Hananiah, son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another portion. After him Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs in front of his living quarters.
31. After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs up to the house of the Temple servants, and the merchants opposite the Inspection Gate and as far as the room above the corner.
32. Between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants worked.
33. Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he became very angry and was greatly enraged. He mocked the Jews
34. in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria, saying: “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they revive the stones from the heaps of rubble that are burnt?”
35. Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said: “Even if a fox climbed on what they are building, it would break down their stone wall!”
36. Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn their insult back on their own head! Give them up as plunder in a land of captivity.
37. Do not cover their guilt or blot out their sin from before You, for they have provoked You to anger before the builders.
38. So we rebuilt the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a heart to work.