Nehemiah 12:25-27

New English Translation

²⁵ Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who were guarding the storerooms at the gates. ²⁶ These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priestly scribe.^[a]

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^[b] to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.