Nehemiah 12:44-47 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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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 with the Chronicler's ideas, so also Nem 12:46.

Nehemiah 12:47. This insertion shows that Zerubbabel and Nehemiah were the two outstanding personalities during the period so far as the civil government was concerned. and they sanctified...: this is difficult to understand, but see Nehemiah 10:38 f.

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Nehemiah 12:44-47

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 lawh 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 sanctifiedi holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.