²⁶ (Now the Nethinim lived in Ophel, to the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)

²¹ But the Nethinim lived in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

¹ All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.

³⁷ By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water gate eastward.

³ He read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were [attentive] to the book of the law.

¹⁴ Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed Ophel about [with it], and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

³ He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

²⁸ The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinim, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge, and understanding;

¹⁶ So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, everyone on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

⁴⁶ The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁷ the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,

⁴⁸ the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,

⁴⁹ the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

⁵⁰ the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

⁵¹ the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah.

⁵² The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,

⁵³ the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

⁵⁴ the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

⁵⁵ the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

⁵⁶ the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

²⁷ After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that stands out, and to the wall of Ophel.

⁴³ The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁴ the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

⁴⁵ the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

⁴⁶ the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,

⁴⁷ the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

⁴⁸ the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

⁴⁹ the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

⁵⁰ the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,

⁵¹ the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

⁵² the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

⁵³ the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

⁵⁴ the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

⁵⁵ The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,

⁵⁶ the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

⁵⁷ the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami.

⁵⁸ All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety-two.

² Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.