Also Evilmerodach ordained sus-tenance for Jehoiachin without ceasing; which sustenance also was given of the king to him by all days, in all the days of his life.
These be the princes of chanters, by the meines of Levites, that dwelled in chambers, so that they should serve continually day and night in their service.
And all Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave parts to singers and to porters, by all the days; and they hallowed a part for the deacons [or Levites], and the deacons hallowed a part for the sons of Aaron.