Quotes About Dedication

And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.

Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.

Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.

Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.

Next to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.

And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.

When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.

So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.

Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.

So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”

So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.

When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;

Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.

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.

After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.

Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.

“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,

I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.

Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,

At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.í”