Nehemiah 12:45 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 12:45 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 12:45 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 12:45 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They performed the duty of their God and the duty of the purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and of Solomon his son.”
Nehemiah 12:45 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 12:45 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Nehemiah 12:45 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 12:45 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the singers and the gatekeepers keep the charge of their God, even the charge of the cleansing--according to the command of David <FI>and<Fi> Solomon his son,”
Nehemiah 12:45 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 12:45 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And, with the singers and the doorkeepers, they kept the ward of theirGod, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David [and] of Solomon his son. ”
Nehemiah 12:45 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 12:45 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And both the singers and the Leuites kept the ward of their God, and the warde of the purification according to the commandement of Dauid, and Salomon his sonne.”
Nehemiah 12:45 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 12:45 in Context — Nehemiah 12
43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
45 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.
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.
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.
What Does Nehemiah 12:45 Mean?
Nehemiah 12:45 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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