Nehemiah 12:27-29

New English Translation

The Wall of Jerusalem is Dedicated

²⁷ At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived^[a] to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. ²⁸ The singers^[b] were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites ²⁹ and from Beth Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built settlements for themselves around Jerusalem.