Nehemiah 7:1

1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built and I had set up the doors and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

Nehemiah 7:1 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:1

Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set
up the doors
Which was not done when Sanballat sent his first letter, but now was, ( Nehemiah 6:1 ) ,

and the porters and the singers, and the Levites were appointed;
not to attend the doors of the gates of the wall, but to return to their service in the temple, who had been employed in one thing or another, while the wall and gates were building and repairing; see ( Nehemiah 3:17 ) .

Nehemiah 7:1 In-Context

1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built and I had set up the doors and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

2 that I commanded my brother Hanani, and Hananiah, the prince of the palace in Jerusalem (for he was as a man of truth and feared God above many);

3 and I said unto them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot and even with the guards present, let them shut the doors and bar them. And appoint guards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each one in his watch and each one to be in front of his house.

4 Now the city was large and great, but there were few people in it, and the houses were not rebuilt.

5 And my God put it into my heart to gather together the principals and the rulers and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found the register of the genealogy of those who had come up before and found written therein: