Nehemiah 12:45
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.
Context
This verse from Nehemiah Chapter 12 connects to 4 cross-references. A genealogy of priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel is given, followed by a list of high priests from the restoration through Jaddua. Nehemiah organizes a grand dedication of the completed wall: two large choirs process in opposite directions …
Other Translations
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.
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,
And they kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean, and so did the music-makers and the door-keepers, as it was ordered by David and Solomon his son.
Cross References
But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; …
The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, …
Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, …