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

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,

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 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,

Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies found out that I had finished rebuilding the wall and that no gaps remained— though we had not yet set up the doors in the gates.

So on October 2 the wall was finished— just fifty two days after we had begun.

Hezekiah then organized the priests and Levites into divisions to offer the burnt offerings and peace offerings, and to worship and give thanks and praise to the Lord at the gates of the Temple.

David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work:From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God’s messages by the king’s orders.From the sons of Jeduthun, there were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They worked under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who proclaimed God’s messages to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering thanks and praise to the Lord.From the sons of Heman, there were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters.All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the Lord. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king.They and their families were all trained in making music before the Lord, and each of them— 288 in all— was an accomplished musician.The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan and twelve of his sons and relatives. The second lot fell to Gedaliah and twelve of his sons and relatives.The third lot fell to Zaccur and twelve of his sons and relatives.The fourth lot fell to Zeri and twelve of his sons and relatives.The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.The sixth lot fell to Bukkiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.The seventh lot fell to Asarelah and twelve of his sons and relatives.The eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.The ninth lot fell to Mattaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.The tenth lot fell to Shimei and twelve of his sons and relatives.The eleventh lot fell to Uzziel and twelve of his sons and relatives.The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives.The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.The fifteenth lot fell to Jerimoth and twelve of his sons and relatives.The sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.The seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah and twelve of his sons and relatives.The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and twelve of his sons and relatives.The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and twelve of his sons and relatives.

These were the family leaders of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, and other associates, who stood opposite them during the ceremonies of praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as commanded by David, the man of God.

Here is a list of the names of the provincial officials who came to live in Jerusalem.( Most of the people, priests, Levites, Temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants continued to live in their own homes in the various towns of Judah,

Then Eliashib the high priest and the other priests started to rebuild at the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, building the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and the Tower of Hananel.People from the town of Jericho worked next to them, and beyond them was Zaccur son of Imri.The Fish Gate was built by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars.Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz repaired the next section of wall. Beside him were Meshullam son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, and then Zadok son of Baana.Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work with the construction supervisors.The Old City Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars.Next to them were Melatiah from Gibeon, Jadon from Meronoth, people from Gibeon, and people from Mizpah, the headquarters of the governor of the province west of the Euphrates River.Next was Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a goldsmith by trade, who also worked on the wall. Beyond him was Hananiah, a manufacturer of perfumes. They left out a section of Jerusalem as they built the Broad Wall.Rephaiah son of Hur, the leader of half the district of Jerusalem, was next to them on the wall.Next Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired the wall across from his own house, and next to him was Hattush son of Hashabneiah.Then came Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath moab, who repaired another section of the wall and the Tower of the Ovens.Shallum son of Hallohesh and his daughters repaired the next section. He was the leader of the other half of the district of Jerusalem.The Valley Gate was repaired by the people from Zanoah, led by Hanun. They set up its doors and installed its bolts and bars. They also repaired the 1,500 feet of wall to the Dung Gate.The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Recab, the leader of the Beth hakkerem district. He rebuilt it, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars.The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallum son of Col hozeh, the leader of the Mizpah district. He rebuilt it, roofed it, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. Then he repaired the wall of the pool of Siloam near the king’s garden, and he rebuilt the wall as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.Next to him was Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the leader of half the district of Beth zur. He rebuilt the wall from a place across from the tombs of David’s family as far as the water reservoir and the House of the Warriors.Next to him, repairs were made by a group of Levites working under the supervision of Rehum son of Bani. Then came Hashabiah, the leader of half the district of Keilah, who supervised the building of the wall on behalf of his own district.Next down the line were his countrymen led by Binnui son of Henadad, the leader of the other half of the district of Keilah.Next to them, Ezer son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section of wall across from the ascent to the armory near the angle in the wall.Next to him was Baruch son of Zabbai, who zealously repaired an additional section from the angle to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz rebuilt another section of the wall extending from the door of Eliashib’s house to the end of the house.The next repairs were made by the priests from the surrounding region.After them, Benjamin and Hasshub repaired the section across from their house, and Azariah son of Maaseiah and grandson of Ananiah repaired the section across from his house.Next was Binnui son of Henadad, who rebuilt another section of the wall from Azariah’s house to the angle and the corner.Palal son of Uzai carried on the work from a point opposite the angle and the tower that projects up from the king’s upper house beside the court of the guard. Next to him were Pedaiah son of Parosh,with the Temple servants living on the hill of Ophel, who repaired the wall as far as a point across from the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower.Then came the people of Tekoa, who repaired another section across from the great projecting tower and over to the wall of Ophel.Above the Horse Gate, the priests repaired the wall. Each one repaired the section immediately across from his own house.Next Zadok son of Immer also rebuilt the wall across from his own house, and beyond him was Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the gatekeeper of the East Gate.Next Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section, while Meshullam son of Berekiah rebuilt the wall across from where he lived.Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the wall as far as the housing for the Temple servants and merchants, across from the Inspection Gate. Then he continued as far as the upper room at the corner.The other goldsmiths and merchants repaired the wall from that corner to the Sheep Gate.

When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel.David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites.All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000.Then David said,“ From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the Lord. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have made.”Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi— Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel( the family leader), Zetham, and Joel.These were the leaders of the family of Libni. Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.Four other descendants of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah.Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons.Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s presence, to serve the Lord, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi.The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader.Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader.The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah( the family leader), Amariah( the second), Jahaziel( the third), and Jekameam( the fourth).The descendants of Uzziel included Micah( the family leader) and Isshiah( the second).The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.Three of the descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the Lord.For David said,“ The Lord, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem.Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings from place to place.”In accordance with David’s final instructions, all the Levites twenty years old or older were registered for service.The work of the Levites was to assist the priests, the descendants of Aaron, as they served at the house of the Lord. They also took care of the courtyards and side rooms, helped perform the ceremonies of purification, and served in many other ways in the house of God.They were in charge of the sacred bread that was set out on the table, the choice flour for the grain offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the cakes cooked in olive oil, and the other mixed breads. They were also responsible to check all the weights and measures.And each morning and evening they stood before the Lord to sing songs of thanks and praise to him.They assisted with the burnt offerings that were presented to the Lord on Sabbath days, at new moon celebrations, and at all the appointed festivals. The required number of Levites served in the Lord’s presence at all times, following all the procedures they had been given.And so, under the supervision of the priests, the Levites watched over the Tabernacle and the Temple and faithfully carried out their duties of service at the house of the Lord.

The people and the Levites must bring these offerings of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms and place them in the sacred containers near the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers.“ We promise together not to neglect the Temple of our God.”

The construction of the Temple of God began in midspring, during the second year after they arrived in Jerusalem. The work force was made up of everyone who had returned from exile, including Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his fellow priests, and all the Levites. The Levites who were twenty years old or older were put in charge of rebuilding the Lord’s Temple.