26 These lived in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah ^athe governor, and of Ezra the priest, ^bthe scribe.  ‡

27 Now at ^athe dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, ^bboth with thanksgivings and singing, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps.  ‡

29 from the house of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves villages all around Jerusalem.

30 Then the priests and Levites ^apurified themselves, and purified the people, the gates, and the wall.  ‡