Nehemiah 12:26-28

Revised Geneva Translation

²⁶ These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the captain, and of Ezra the Priest and scribe.

²⁷ And in the dedication of the wall at Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to keep the dedication and gladness, both with thanksgivings and with songs, cymbals, viols, and with harps.

²⁸ Then, the singers gathered themselves together, both from the plain country around Jerusalem and from the villages of Netophathi