Nehemiah 12:45-46

45 For they performed the worship of their God and the service of purification, together with the singers and the gatekeepers ¹in accordance with the command of David and of his son Solomon.

46 For in the days of David and ²Asaph, in ancient times, there were ³leaders of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.

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Nehemiah 12:45-46 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 12

This chapter gives an account of the chief of the priests and Levites in the days of Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Joiakim, Eliashib, and Nehemiah, Ne 12:1-26, of the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, and of the joy expressed on that occasion, Ne 12:27-43, and of the appointment of some persons over the treasuries for the priests, Levites, singers, and porters, Ne 12:44-47.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 3

1. 1 Chronicles 25:1
2. 2 Chronicles 29:30
3. 1 Chronicles 9:33

Footnotes 2

[a]. Lit "service"
[b]. Lit "heads"

Nehemiah 12:45-46

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Nehemiah 12:45-46 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 12

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Footnotes 2