and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loudly. Jezrahiah was their director.
the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malkijah,
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
and their brothers, mighty men of valor, were one hundred and twenty-eight. Their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets,
On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great cause for rejoicing. The wives and the children rejoiced, too. From far away the joyful celebration of Jerusalem was heard.
Sing aloud to God our strength; make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Raise a song, sound the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.
O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation!