Nehemiah 7:1-3

Evangelical Heritage Version

Gatekeepers Are Appointed for the City

7 When the wall had been built and I had installed the doors, and when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, ² I placed my brother Hanani along with Hananiah, the commander of the citadel, in charge of Jerusalem, because he was a trustworthy man and feared God more than many. ³ I^[a] said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem should not be left open until the heat of the day, but while the guards are still on duty, they are to shut the doors and secure them. Appoint guards from the residents of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their houses.”