Nehemiah Appoints Rulers for Jerusalem

71 After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 7:1

Commentary on Nehemiah 7:1-4

(Read Nehemiah 7:1-4)

Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court, and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safety depends on every one's care to guard himself and his family against sin.