^{27 Ref} 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 giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

^{28 Ref} The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;