Nehemiah 12:40 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁴⁰ 5 And they kept the watch of their God, and the observance of expiation, and the singing men, and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁰ So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁰ So the two companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the officials with me;

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁰ So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

Common English Bible

⁴⁰ Then both groups of those who gave thanks stood in God’s house. I was there too along with the half of the officials who were with me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁰ And the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Mijamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, went forth with trumpets,

Nehemiah 12:40 Cross References

Ezra 3:11

But Zorobabel, and Josue, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel said to them: You have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God, but we ourselves alone will build to the Lord our God, as Cyrus king of the Persians hath commanded us.

Nehemiah 12:39

4 They appointed also in that day men over the storehouses of the treasure, for the libations, and for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, that the rulers of the city might bring them in by them in honour of thanksgiving, for the priests and Levites: for Juda was joyful in the priests and Levites that assisted.

Nehemiah 12:41

6 For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God.

Psalm 42:4

1 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me? Hope thou in God, for I will still give praise to him : the salvation of my countenance, and my God.