Nehemiah 12:31
Then brought I up the rulers of Judah upon the wall,—and I appointed two large choirs, even to go in procession to the right, upon the wall, towards the dung-gate;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
32and after them went Hoshaiah, and half the rulers of Judah;
Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:1And David called together all the rulers of Israel, the rulers of tribes and the rulers of the courses who waited upon the king,—and the rulers of thousands and the rulers of hundreds, and the rulers over all the possessions and substance that belonged to the king and to his sons, with the courtiers and the heroes, even every hero of valour, unto Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 2:13So I went forth through the valley-gate by night, even unto the front of the snake-fountain, and into the dung-gate,—and I viewed the walls of Jerusalem, how, they, were broken down, and, the gates thereof, consumed with fire.
Nehemiah 12:38And, the second choir, was going over against them, I, following it,—with the half of the people upon the wall, above the tower of the ovens, even as far as the broad wall;
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 12:28-44
The Dedication of the Wall. ( b. c. 444.) 27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and… Read the whole commentary →