Nehemiah 7:1

1 Now when the wall had been built and I had erected the doors and appointed the gatekeepers, singers, and the Levites,

Nehemiah 7:1 In-Context

1 Now when the wall had been built and I had erected the doors and appointed the gatekeepers, singers, and the Levites,
2 I gave command over Jerusalem to my brother Hanani and Hananiah the commander of the citadel. For he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
3 I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While they are standing guard let them shut and fasten the doors. And appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his post and another opposite his house."
4 The city [was] widespread and large, but the people in it were few and no houses were rebuilt.
5 Then my God put into my heart to assemble the nobles, the prefects, and the people to be enrolled. I found the book of the genealogy of those who first came back, and I found [this] written upon it:
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