Nehemiah 12:26-28

English Standard Version

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

Dedication of the Wall

²⁷ And at ^(C)the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, ^(D)with cymbals, harps, and lyres. ²⁸ And the sons of the singers gathered together from the district surrounding Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;