Nehemiah 12:26-28

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁶ These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor^(A) and Ezra the priest and scribe.^(B)

Dedication of the Wall

²⁷ At the dedication of the wall^(C) 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.^{(D) 28} The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,^(E)