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

And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,

And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain of Jordan round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

And the sons of the singers assembled, both out of the plain country around Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;

and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,

And the sons of the music-makers came together from the lowland round about Jerusalem and from the daughter-towns of the Netophathites,

Now the sons of the singing men were gathered from the plains surrounding Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophati,

The plain country round about Jerusalem - Perhaps the valleys of Hinnom and Jehoshaphat, which enclose Jerusalem on three sides, are intended.
The villages of Netophathi - Rather, as in 1-Chronicles 9:16. Netophah lay near Bethlehem 1-Chronicles 2:54, and is perhaps represented by the modern Antubeh.

And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of (h) Netophathi;
(h) Who were a certain family and had their possessions in the fields, (1-Chronicles 2:54).

And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together,.... Such of the Levites that were singers, and their sons that were trained up as such:
both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem the plain of Jordan by Jericho, and the plain of Saron and Lydda:
and from the villages of Netophathi: see 1-Chronicles 9:16, here they dwelt, when not in their courses, to minister in the temple; but on this public occasion were summoned together.