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Nehemiah 12:43–46

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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.
¶ 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.
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.
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
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From verse 43

  1. Ezra 3:13Rank 1 from verse 43
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    13So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

  2. Psalms 92:4Rank 2 from verse 43
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    4For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

  3. Jeremiah 31:13Rank 3 from verse 43
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    13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

  4. Psalms 148:11–13Rank 4 from verse 43
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    11Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

    12Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

    13Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

  5. 1 Chronicles 29:21–22Rank 5 from verse 43
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    21And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

    22And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.

From verse 44

  1. Nehemiah 10:37–39Rank 1 from verse 44
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    37And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

    38And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

    39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.

  2. Nehemiah 13:12–13Rank 2 from verse 44
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    12Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.

    13And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

  3. 2 Chronicles 31:11–13Rank 3 from verse 44
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    11¶ Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them,

    12And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

    13And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

  4. 1 Chronicles 23:28Rank 4 from verse 44
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    28Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

  5. 1 Chronicles 26:21–26Rank 5 from verse 44
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    21As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

    22The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.

    23Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

    24And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.

    25And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

    26Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

From verse 45

  1. 1 Chronicles 25:1–26Rank 1 from verse 45
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    1MOREOVER David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

    2Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

    3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

    4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

    5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

    6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

    7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

    8¶ And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

    9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

    10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

  2. 1 Chronicles 23:28Rank 2 from verse 45
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    28Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

  3. 2 Chronicles 23:6Rank 3 from verse 45
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    6But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord.

From verse 46

  1. 2 Chronicles 29:30Rank 1 from verse 46
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    30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

  2. 1 Chronicles 25:1–31Rank 2 from verse 46
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    1MOREOVER David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

    2Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

    3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

    4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

    5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

    6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

    7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

    8¶ And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

    9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

    10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    31The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.

  3. Psalms 73:1Rank 3 from verse 46
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    1TRULY God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

  4. Psalms 83:1Rank 4 from verse 46
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    1KEEP not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

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Nehemiah 12:43

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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offered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of offer, meaning to present, bring, give, propose, or attempt.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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sacrifices

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Sense 1: Offerings presented to God. Sense 2: Acts of presenting such offerings or things devoted to God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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rejoice

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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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joy

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Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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afar

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Sense 1: At or from a great distance. Sense 2: Figuratively, remote, estranged, or absent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Nehemiah 12:44

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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appointed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of appoint. Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tithes

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Sense 1: Tenth parts given or owed. Sense 2: As a verb, gives or pays a tenth part.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

priests

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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Levites

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Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

waited

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Past-tense or past-participial form of wait. Sense 1: Remained in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: Attended or served.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Nehemiah 12:45

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ward

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1. Guard, watch, duty, an assigned division, or the place or body keeping watch. 2. Joined to a direction or object, toward or in relation to it. 3. Custody or confinement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

commandment

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Sense 1: An authoritative command, charge, order, or precept to be obeyed. Sense 2: One of the ten commandments.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Nehemiah 12:46

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thanksgiving

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1. The act or expression of giving thanks to God. 2. A sacrifice or offering made to God as an expression of thanks.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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42And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

43Also 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.

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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.

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45And 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.

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

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47And 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.

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