Nehemiah 7:1
1
After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed.
Read Nehemiah 7:1 Using Other Translations
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,
Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
What does Nehemiah 7:1 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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 ) .
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