28The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;


In Context

25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.

26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe.

27 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 giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

28 The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

29 also from Beth Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages around Jerusalem.

30 The priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

Nehemiah 12:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:28And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:28The singers also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem-from the villages of the Netophathites,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:28And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:28And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:28And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain of Jordan round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:28And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:28And the sons of the singers assembled, both out of the plain country around Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:28and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:28And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;