◄ Nehemiah 12:28 ►
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Good News Translation
The Levite families of singers gathered from the area where they had settled around Jerusalem and from the towns around Netophah,

New Revised Standard Version
The companies of the singers gathered together from the circuit around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;

New American Bible
The levitical singers gathered together from the region about Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,

plain.

Nehemiah 6:2 Sanaballat and Gossem sent to me, saying: Come, and let us make a league together in the villages, in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

Netophathi.

1 Chronicles 2:54 The sons of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half of the place of rest of Sarai.

1 Chronicles 9:16 And Obdia the son of Semeia, the son of Galal, the son of Idithum: and Barachia the son of Asa, the son of Elcana, who dwelt in the suburbs of Netophati.

Context
The Dedication of the Wall
27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, and to keep the dedication, and to rejoice with thanksgiving, and with singing, and with cymbals, and psalteries and harps. 28And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,29And from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singing men had built themselves villages round about Jerusalem.…
Cross References
1 Chronicles 9:16
And Obdia the son of Semeia, the son of Galal, the son of Idithum: and Barachia the son of Asa, the son of Elcana, who dwelt in the suburbs of Netophati.

Nehemiah 3:22
And after him built the priests, the men of the plains of the Jordan.

Nehemiah 12:29
And from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singing men had built themselves villages round about Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 13:10
And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: and that the Levites, and the singing men, and they that ministered were fled away every man to his own country:

Nehemiah 12:27
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