Nehemiah 12:27-30

27This is what happened when we dedicated the wall of Jerusalem to God. The people told the Levites to come to Jerusalem from the places where they lived. They wanted the Levites to help them to praise God with joy. The Levites would sing songs to thank God. They would make music with cymbals, harps and lyres.

28The temple singers came together from places near Jerusalem. They came from villages round Netophah,

29and from Beth Gilgal, Geba and Azmaveth. The singers had built these villages so that they could live near to Jerusalem.

30The priests and the Levites made themselves clean to serve God. Then they made the people clean, as well as the city's gates and its wall.