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At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.
along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
Throughout the period of their dedication, they are consecrated to the Lord.
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David my father come true.
and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam and Ezer. The choirs sang under the direction of Jezrahiah.
They must rededicate themselves to the Lord for the same period of dedication and must bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. The previous days do not count, because they became defiled during their period of dedication.
The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem - from the villages of the Netophathites,
Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter,
" 'Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.
then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
"Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.
then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
And now, Lord, the God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David come true.
as well as the priests - Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah with their trumpets -
so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.