26 These people lived during the time of Joiakim, the son of Joshua and grandson of Jehozadak, and the time of Nehemiah the governor, and the time of Ezra, the priest who was a scholar of the Law.
27 When the city wall of Jerusalem was dedicated, the Levites were brought in from wherever they were living, so that they could join in celebrating the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals and harps.
28 The Levite families of singers gathered from the area where they had settled around Jerusalem and from the towns around Netophah,
29 and from Bethgilgal, Geba, and Azmaveth.
30 The priests and the Levites performed ritual purification for themselves, the people, the gates, and the city wall.
31 I assembled the leaders of Judah on top of the wall and put them in charge of two large groups to march around the city, giving thanks to God.The first group went to the right on top of the wall toward the Rubbish Gate.
32 Hoshaiah marched behind the singers, followed by half the leaders of Judah.