So they came and called out to the city gatekeepers, and told them, “We went to the camp of the Arameans, and look, there was not a single soul there, no human voice—just the horses and the donkeys tied up, and the tents just as they were.”
Nehemiah 12:45 - Tree of Life Version They kept the ceremonial functions of their God and the ceremony of the purification according to the command of David and of Solomon his son. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. 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. |
So they came and called out to the city gatekeepers, and told them, “We went to the camp of the Arameans, and look, there was not a single soul there, no human voice—just the horses and the donkeys tied up, and the tents just as they were.”
For their duty was to help the descendants of Aaron in the avodah of Adonai’s House concerning the courtyards and rooms, the purification of all holy things and the performance of the avodah of God’s House,
This Shelomith and his kinsmen were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things that King David and the chiefs of the clans and the commanders over thousands and hundreds, and other army commanders had dedicated.
But let no one enter into the House of Adonai except the kohanim and the ministering Levites. They may come in, for they are kadosh, and let all the people observe the service of Adonai.