71 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
71 After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed.
71 Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
71 After the wall was rebuilt and I had installed the doors, and the security guards, the singers, and the Levites were appointed,
71 Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
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.