Discovery BoxNehemiah 12:27-28 
Context12:27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, 1 they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived 2 to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. 12:28 The singers 3 were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites
Nehemiah 12:45-47
Context12:45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and 4 his son Solomon. 12:46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors 5 for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God. 12:47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel was contributing the portions for the singers and gatekeepers, according to the daily need. 6 They also set aside 7 the portion for the Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
2 tn Heb “from all their places.” The words “they lived” are implied.
3 tn Heb “the sons of the singers.”
4 tc With many medieval Hebrew
5 tn Heb “heads.” The translation reads with the Qere the plural רֹאשֵׁי (ro’shey, “heads”) rather than the Kethib singular רֹאשׁ (ro’sh, “head”) of the MT.
6 tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”
7 tn Heb “were sanctifying.”
