And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

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

Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither did we buy any land. And all my servants were gathered there to the work.

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate. And they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which LORD had commanded to Israel.

And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.