Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

城墙修完，我安了门扇，守门的、歌唱的，和利未人都已派定。

城墙修完，我安了门扇，门口的守卫、歌唱的和利未人都已派定。

城墙修完，我安了门扇，门口的守卫、歌唱的和利未人都已派定。

城墙建完、门扇安好、歌乐手和利未人都已指派妥当后，

城墙建成后，我就装上门扇，委派了守门的、歌唱者和利未人，

城牆修完，我安了門扇，守門的、歌唱的，和利未人都已派定。

城牆修完，我安了門扇，門口的守衛、歌唱的和利未人都已派定。

城牆修完，我安了門扇，門口的守衛、歌唱的和利未人都已派定。

城牆建完、門扇安好、歌樂手和利未人都已指派妥當後，

城牆建成後，我就裝上門扇，委派了守門的、歌唱者和利未人，

城牆修造完了，我安立了門扇，守門的、歌唱的、和利未人、都已派定了；

建垣既竣、我置門扉、立司閽者、謳歌者、及利未人、

築城置扉、既竣厥工、使謳歌者、及利未人、同司啟閉、

城垣已成、我安置門扉、又使謳歌者、守門者、並他利未人、咸供其職、

After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed.

The wall had been rebuilt. I had put up the gates at the main entrances to the city. The people who guarded the gates were appointed to their positions. So were the musicians and the Levites.

Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,

After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had installed the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites were appointed,

Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,

When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

When the wall had been rebuilt and I had positioned the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,

Now when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

Now it came to pass, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah, and to Geshem the Arabian, and unto the rest of our enemies, that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein( though even unto that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.

And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt- offerings and for peace- offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Jehovah.

Moreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of them that did the work according to their service was:of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king.Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Jehovah.Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti- ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve:the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve:the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve:the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve:the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve:for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve:for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.

Now these are the chiefs of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants.

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananel.And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their lord.And the old gate repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, that appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the River.Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths. And next unto him repaired Hananiah one of the perfumers, and they fortified Jerusalem even unto the broad wall.And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabneiah.Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahath- moab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces.And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the wall unto the dung gate.And the dung gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth- haccherem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.And the fountain gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king’s garden, even unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth- zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and unto the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty men.After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district.After him repaired their brethren, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah.And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another portion, over against the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall.After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.And after him repaired the priests, the men of the Plain.After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah beside his own house.After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another portion, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, and unto the corner.Palal the son of Uzai repaired over against the turning of the wall, and the tower that standeth out from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired.( Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out.)After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that standeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel.Above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his own house.After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own house. And after him repaired Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate.After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another portion. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.After him repaired Malchijah one of the goldsmiths unto the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate of Hammiphkad, and to the ascent of the corner.And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.

Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning.The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, for ever, to burn incense before Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, for ever.But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal- offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;and to offer all burnt- offerings unto Jehovah, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Jehovah;and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave- offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.

Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem, and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the house of Jehovah.