Nehemiah 12:46 “For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for…”

Nehemiah 12:46

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

World English Bible

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

For in the dayes of Dauid and Asaph, of olde were chiefe singers, and songs of praise and thankesgiuing vnto God.

Darby Translation

For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were the chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgivings to God.

Young's Literal Translation

for in the days of David and Asaph of old [were] heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Bible in Basic English

For in the days of David and Asaph in the past, there was a master of the music, and songs of blessing and praise to God.

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Cross references

“and Asaph”

2 Chronicles 29:30 1 Chronicles 25:1–31 Psalm 73:1 Psalm 83:1

2 Chronicles 29:30 · BSB

Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.

1 Chronicles 25:1–31 · BSB

Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who perfor…

Psalm 73:1 · BSB

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Psalm 83:1 · BSB

O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

45They 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.

47So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.

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