27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
Nehemiah 12:27
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2 Chronicles 20:27–29
27 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies. 28 So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets. 29 And th…
1 Chronicles 15:15–17
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1 Esdras 5:58–60
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2 Chronicles 30:20–22
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2 Chronicles 5:11–13
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Ezra 3:9–11
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15 And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. 16 Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. 17 For the de…
2 Chronicles 7:5–7
5 And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 6 The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for givin…
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