Nehemiah 12:46

_FOR IN THE DAYS OF DAVID AND ASAPH OF OLD THERE WERE CHIEF OF THE SINGERS, AND SONGS OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING UNTO GOD._ No JFB commentary on this verse....

44-47 When the solemnities of a thanksgiving day leave such impressions on ministers and people, that both are more careful and cheerful in doing their duty, they are indeed acceptable to the Lord, and turn to good account. And whatever we do, must be purified by the blood of sprinkling, and by the grace of the Holy Spirit, or it cannot be acceptable to God....

PART IV. DEDICATION OF THE WALL OF JERUSALEM UNDER NEHEMIAH AND EZRA, WITH NEHEMIAH'S ARRANGEMENT OF THE TEMPLE OFFICERS, AND HIS EFFORTS FOR THE REFORM OF RELIGION (Nehemiah 12:27-16, AND Nehemiah 13:1.). EXPOSITION DEDICATION OF THE WALL

CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Priests and Levites at the time of the return under Zerubbabel and Joshua (Nehemiah 12:1)_ 2. The descendants of Joshua, the high priest (Nehemiah 12:10) 3. The heads of the priestly houses in the time of Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:12) 4. Heads of Levitical houses (Nehemiah 12:22) 5. The dedication of the walls (Nehemiah 12:27) 6. Provisions for the priests and Levites, and other temple officials ...

PROVISION FOR THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES. Probably an insertion by the Chronicler. Nehemiah 12:44. on that day: better, with AV, at that time, which is, in accordance with the Heb., more indefinite (_cf._ Nehemiah 13:1). THE CHAMBERS FOR THE TREASURES: _cf._ Nehemiah 13:13; provisions would be less ambiguous than treasures. THE LEVITES THAT WAITED: better that served, _i.e._ the Temple. Nehemiah 12:45. kept the ward: _i.e._ performed the service. AND SO DID: _i.e._ according to what their special duties were. ACCORDING. SON: this was in accordance wit

_in the days of David and Asaph of old_ This combination of names may be illustrated by other examples in the writings of the Chronicler (2 Chronicles 29:30; 2 Chronicles 35:15). The LXX. omits the copula between the names, ἐν ἡμέραις Δαυὶδ Ἀσὰφ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς πρῶτος τῶν ᾀδόντων. This may represent the original reading. If so, it is the mention of David in the previous verse which occasions here the parenthetical statement that in those days the great Asaph was -overseer" of the singers. We should then render -in the days of David Asaph was of old chief." there were _chief_ R.V. Marg. -Another reading is _there were chiefs_". The plural -chiefs" is the reading of the K'ri, which is also found in the Vulgate -erant principes constituti cantorum." If the reading of the

7. Concern is expressed over the support of the Levites. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 12:44-47 44 On that day men were also appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the first fruits, and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions required by the law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who served. 45 For they performed the worship of their God and the service of purification, together with the singers and the gatekeepers in accordance with the command of David and of his son Solomon. 46 For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God. 47 And so all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah gave the portions due the singers and the gatekeepers as each day

THE DEDICATION OF THE WALL OF JERUSALEM 1. The priests] The names in Nehemiah 12:1 likewise appear with some variations in Nehemiah 10:3 see also Ezra 2:36....

THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 12 V1 This is a list of the priests and *Levites who returned from *exile. They returned with Zerubbabel, who was the son of Shealtiel, and with Jeshua. Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, V2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, V3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, V4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,...

(44-47) Economical arrangements....