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.
32. Hoshaiah marched behind the singers, followed by half the leaders of Judah.
33-35. The following priests, blowing trumpets, marched next: Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah. Next came Zechariah, the son of Jonathan and grandson of Shemaiah. (His ancestors also included Mattaniah, Micaiah, and Zaccur, of the clan of Asaph.)
36. He was followed by other members of his clan — Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani — all of whom carried musical instruments of the kind played by King David, the man of God. Ezra the scholar led this group in the procession.
37. At the Fountain Gate they went up the steps that led to David's City, past David's palace, and back to the wall at the Water Gate, on the east side of the city.
38. The other group of those who gave thanks went to the left along the top of the wall, and I followed with half the people. We marched past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
39. and from there we went past Ephraim Gate, Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. We ended our march near the gate to the Temple.
40. So both the groups that were giving thanks to God reached the temple area.In addition to the leaders who were with me,