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Nehemiah 12:47 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 12 · verse 47
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.Nehemiah 12:47 · King James Version
Nehemiah 12:47 in context
45And 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.
46For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
47And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ZerubbabelZᵉrubbâbelZerubbabel, an IsraeliteH2216 →
- sanctifiedqâdashto be cleanH6942 →
- NehemiahNᵉchemyâhNechemjah, the name of three IsraelitesH5166 →
- portionsmᵉnâthan allotmentH4521 →
- singersshîyrto singH7891 →
- portersshôwʻêra janitorH7778 →
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We have here an account of the remaining good effects of the universal joy that was at the dedication of the wall. When the solemnities of a thanksgiving day leave such impressions on ministers and people as that both are more careful and cheerful in doing their duty afterwards, then they are indeed acceptable to God…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 44-47