Now these were the singers, patriarchal leaders of the Levites, who stayed in the chambers and were exempt from other service, for they were on duty day and night.
Nehemiah 12:46 - Tree of Life Version For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers who sang 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. |
Now these were the singers, patriarchal leaders of the Levites, who stayed in the chambers and were exempt from other service, for they were on duty day and night.
Moreover, King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to Adonai with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the director who led the thanksgiving prayer. Also Bakbukiah, second among his relatives, and then Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to the pure in heart.