Nehemiah 12:25-27

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁵ This included Mattaniah,^(A) Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.^{(B) 26} These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor^(C) and Ezra the priest and scribe.^(D)

Dedication of the Wall

²⁷ At the dedication of the wall^(E) of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.^(F)