Nehemiah:12:27-31
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And 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 thanksgivings ,
and with singing ,
with cymbals ,
psalteries ,
and with harps .
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And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together ,
both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem ,
and from the villages of Netophathi ;
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Also from the house of Gilgal ,
and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth :
for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem .
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And the priests and the Levites purified themselves ,
and purified the people ,
and the gates ,
and the wall .
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Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall ,
and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks ,
whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate :