⁵ “Then the officers shall speak to the people, saying: ‘What man is there who has built a new house and has not ^(A)dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it.

Nehemiah Dedicates the Wall

²⁷ Now at ^(A)the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, ^(B)both with thanksgivings and singing, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps.

¹⁸ And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and ^(A)see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.”

Justice Must Be Administered

¹⁸ “You shall appoint ^(A)judges and officers in all your ^[a]gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

¹⁵ So I took ^(A)the heads of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and ^[a]made them heads over you, leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, leaders of tens, and officers for your tribes.

⁴⁸ Then the officers who were over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses;

¹⁴ But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle.

The Blessedness of Answered Prayer

A Psalm. A Song ^(A)at the dedication of the house of David.