46 (A)For in the days of David and Asaph, of old were chief singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

47 And in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah did all Israel give portions unto the singers and porters, every day his portion, and they gave the holy things unto the Levites, and the Levites [a]gave the holy things unto the sons of Aaron.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 12:47 That is, the tenth part of the tithes.

46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph,(A) there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise(B) and thanksgiving to God. 47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the musicians and the gatekeepers. They also set aside the portion for the other Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.(C)

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