וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָה שְׁתֵּ֥י הַתּוֹדֹ֖ת בְּבֵ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַאֲנִ֕י וַחֲצִ֥י הַסְּגָנִ֖ים עִמִּֽי׃
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;
Read midrashic interpretation of Nehemiah 12:40: and classical rabbinic exegesis.