Nehemiah 7:1-3

International Standard Version

Nehemiah Appoints Administrators

7 After the wall had been completed and its doors installed, then the gatekeepers, singers, and descendants of Levi were appointed. ² I appointed my brother Hanani and fortress commander Hananiah to be over Jerusalem, since he was a faithful person who revered God more than many others did. ³ I charged them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until mid-day.^[a] Until then, let everyone stand watch, keeping the gates shut and locked. Appoint security watches from those who live in Jerusalem. Everyone should maintain his own watch near his house.”