The singers, the heads of the Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other tasks because they were on duty day and night.
Nehemiah 12:46 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were heads of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For in the days of David and Asaph of old, there was a chief of singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there was a leader of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanks to God. Catholic Public Domain Version And all of Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave portions to the singing men and to the gatekeepers, for each day, and they sanctified the Levites, and the Levites sanctified the sons of Aaron. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all Israel, in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Nehemias, gave portions to the singing men, and to the porters, day by day, and they sanctified the Levites, and the Levites sanctified the sons of Aaron. |
The singers, the heads of the Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other tasks because they were on duty day and night.
Then King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to sing praise to the Lord in the words of David and of the seer Asaph. So they sang praises with rejoicing and knelt low and worshipped.
Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the one who began the thanksgiving in prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his relatives; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.