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Nehemiah 12:28 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 12 · verse 28 · King James Version
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;Nehemiah 12:28 · King James Version
Nehemiah 12:28 in context
26These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
28And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
29Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Key words (Strong's)
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- togetherʼâçaphto gather for any purposeH622 →
- villageschâtsêra yardH2691 →
- singersshîyrto singH7891 →
- countrykikkâra circleH3603 →
- aboutçâbîyba circle, neighbour, or environsH5439 →
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