Cross References 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. 2 Kings 7:10 So they came to the gate of the city, and told them, saying: We went to the camp of the Syrians, and we found no man there, but horses, and asses tied, and the tents standing. 1 Chronicles 25:1 Moreover David and the chief officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. the singers. 1 Chronicles 25:1-26:32 Moreover David and the chief officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office. . . . the ward. 1 Chronicles 23:28 And they are to be under the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the porches, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord. 2 Chronicles 23:6 And let no one come into the house of the Lord, but the priests, and they that minister of the Levites: let them only come in, because they are sanctified: and let all the rest of the people keep the watches of the Lord. Context Provisions for Temple Worship44And they kept the watch of their God, and the observance of expiation, and the singing men, and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 45For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God.46And all Israel, in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Nehemiah 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.… Lexicon They performedוַֽיִּשְׁמְר֞וּ (way·yiš·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the service מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת (miš·me·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function of their God אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and the service וּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת (ū·miš·me·reṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function of purification, הַֽטָּהֳרָ֔ה (haṭ·ṭā·ho·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2893: Ceremonial purification, moral purity along with the singers וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים (wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7891: To sing and gatekeepers, וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים (wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7778: A gatekeeper as David דָּוִ֖יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and his son בְנֽוֹ׃ (ḇə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne had prescribed. כְּמִצְוַ֥ת (kə·miṣ·waṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4687: Commandment Additional Translations They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.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. 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. And they kept the charges of their God, and the charges of the purification, and ordered the singers and the porters, according to the commandments of David and his son Solomon. And, with the singers and the doorkeepers, they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David [and] of Solomon his son. And they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 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. They performed the duty of their God, and the duty of the purification, and [so did] the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. And the singers and the gatekeepers keep the charge of their God, even the charge of the cleansing -- according to the command of David and Solomon his son, Jump to Previous Accordance Charge Clean Command Commandment Commands David Door-Keepers Duty Gatekeepers Kept Making Music-Makers Performed Porters Purification Responsible Service Singers Solomon Together Ward Watch WorshipJump to Next Accordance Charge Clean Command Commandment Commands David Door-Keepers Duty Gatekeepers Kept Making Music-Makers Performed Porters Purification Responsible Service Singers Solomon Together Ward Watch WorshipLinks Nehemiah 12:45 NIVNehemiah 12:45 NLT Nehemiah 12:45 ESV Nehemiah 12:45 NASB Nehemiah 12:45 KJV Nehemiah 12:45 Bible Apps Nehemiah 12:45 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 12:45 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 12:45 French Bible Nehemiah 12:45 German Bible Alphabetical: accordance according also and as command commands David did For gatekeepers God his in of performed purification service singers Solomon son the their They to together with worship OT History: Nehemiah 12:45 They performed the duty of their God (Neh Ne) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |