The term Nehemiah uses here describes an object one sends away,
that is, a missile. In the present context, the term could refer to a stone or even a spear. The point is that the workers were effectively an instant army. If his weapon
refers to a stone, the soldiers had a virtually endless supply lying at their feet.
17 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.