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Nehemiah 12:26-28
Expanded Bible
Nehemiah 12:26-28
Expanded Bible
26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak. They also served in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and ·teacher [scribe].
The Wall of Jerusalem
27 When the wall of Jerusalem was ·offered as a gift to God [L dedicated], they asked the Levites to come from wherever they lived to Jerusalem to celebrate with joy the ·gift of the wall [L dedication]. They were to celebrate with ·songs [hymns] of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps, and lyres. 28 They also brought together ·singers [L sons of singers] from all around Jerusalem, from the Netophathite ·villages [settlements],
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Nehemiah 12:26-28
New International Version
Nehemiah 12:26-28
New International Version
26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Joshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law.
Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem
27 At the dedication(A) of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals,(B) harps and lyres.(C) 28 The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem—from the villages of the Netophathites,(D)
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