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Nehemiah 12:46

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44 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.

45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.

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BSB
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
KJV
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
WEB
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
ASV
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
DARBY
For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were the chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgivings to God.
BLB
For in the days of David and Asaph of old [were] heads of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
ÅB
For allerede i gammel tid, i Davids og Asafs dager, var det ledere for sangerne, og det lød lov- og takkesanger til Gud.
OTB
For i Davids og Asafs dager, i eldgamle tider, var det ledere for sangerne, og sanger av lovprisning og takk til Gud.
B1930
For allerede i gammel tid, i Davids og Asafs dager, var det ledere for sangerne, og det lød lov- og takkesanger til Gud.

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 29:30

    Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.

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  • Psalms 73:1

    Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

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  • Psalms 83:1

    O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

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  • 1 Chronicles 25:1–31

    Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:

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