Nehemiah 12:31-42

31Then I had the leaders of Judah come up on top of the wall, and I appointed two great 1choirs, 23the first proceeding to the right on top of the wall toward 4the Refuse Gate. 32Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah followed them, 33with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, 34Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, 35and some of the sons of the priests with trumpets; and Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, 36and his 5kinsmen, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani, 6with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them. 37At 7the Fountain Gate they went directly up 8the steps of the city of David by the stairway of the wall above the house of David to 9the Water Gate on the east.

3810The second 11choir proceeded to the 12left, while I followed them with half of the people on the wall, 13above the Tower of Furnaces, to 14the Broad Wall, 39and above 15the Gate of Ephraim, by 16the Old Gate, by the 17Fish Gate, 18the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped at 19the Gate of the Guard. 40Then the two choirs took their stand in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me; 41and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah, with the trumpets; 42and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam and Ezer. And the singers 20sang, with Jezrahiah their leader,