Nehemiah 4:17-18, 21

who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me.

So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.