Nehemiah 12:28

28 And the sons of the singers were assembled both from the neighbourhood round about to Jerusalem, and from the villages,

Nehemiah 12:28 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:28

And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together
Such of the Levites that were singers, and their sons that were trained up as such:

both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem
the plain of Jordan by Jericho, and the plain of Saron and Lydda:

and from the villages of Netophathi:
see ( 1 Chronicles 9:16 ) , here they dwelt, when not in their courses, to minister in the temple; but on this public occasion were summoned together.

Nehemiah 12:28 In-Context

26 in the days of Joakim son of Jesus, son of Josedec, and in the days of Neemia: and Esdras the priest scribe.

27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep a feast of dedication and gladness with thanksgiving, and they sounded cymbals with songs, and psalteries and harps.

28 And the sons of the singers were assembled both from the neighbourhood round about to Jerusalem, and from the villages,

29 and from the country: for the singers built themselves villages by Jerusalem.

30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the porters, and the wall.