Nehemiah 12:27-29

Revised Geneva Translation

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

²⁹ and from the House of Gilgal and out of the countries of Geba and Azmaveth. For the singers had built themselves villages all around Jerusalem.