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 round Jerusalem and from the towns round 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 round the city, giving thanks to God.The first group went to the right on top of the wall towards the Rubbish Gate.