The entire assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in them. The sons of Israel had indeed not done so from the days of Joshua the son of Nun to that day. And there was great rejoicing.

Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and in sackcloth, and earth upon their heads.

So the sons of the singers were assembled from the district around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

So on the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought out the Law before the assembled people. Both men and women were in attendance, as well as all who could understand what they were hearing.

Then the two choirs assembled in the Temple of God, as did I, along with half of the officials who accompanied me,

On the second day, the family leaders of all the people, along with the priests and Levites, assembled before Ezra the scribe to study the words of the law.

So we rebuilt the wall until the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had the will to keep working.

And all the people assembled as one man in the street that was before the water-gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? and I assembled them, and set them in their place.

The entire assembly numbered 42,360,