Nehemiah 12:45 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And they performed the due service of their God and of the purification; so did the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had commanded.

American Standard Version (1901)

And they kept the charge of their God, and the charge of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

Common English Bible

They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For in the days of David and Asaph, from the beginning, there were leaders appointed over the singers, to give praise in verses, and to confess to God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.