Nehemiah 4:21 - Exposition

So we laboured: and half of them held the spears . This is a summary of the main points previously related: "So we continued to work; and one-half of my personal followers continued to keep watch, and to hold the spears" ( Nehemiah 4:16 ). From the rising of the morning , etc. This is additional, and shows how early the work commenced each morning, and how late it continued.