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Nehemiah 12:46

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For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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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This verse in Nehemiah 12

Commentary

2 notes on this verse
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers,.... Persons appointed over the rest to instruct them, and see that they did their work aright, as besides Asaph, Haman, and Jeduthun, and their sons, 1Ch 25:2 and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God; such were made by them, some under divine inspiration, which bear the names of David and Asaph, as may be observed in the book of Psalms.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

6 , The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. Let the memory of the just be blessed, be perpetuated. It is a debt we still owe to faithful ministers to remember our guides, who have spoken to us the word of God, Heb. xiii.

The words behind it

11 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • בִימֵ֥יin [the] days of

    vimeiH3117 →2304 times

  • דָוִ֛ידDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • וְאָסָ֖ףand Asaph

    veasafH623 →34 times

  • מִקֶּ֑דֶםfrom antiquity

    mikedemH6924 →

  • רָאשֵׁי֙[the] leaders of

    roshH7218 →599 times

  • הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםthe singers

    hamshorerimH7891 →86 times

  • וְשִׁיר־and [the] song of

    veshir-H7892 →59 times

  • תְּהִלָּ֥הpraise

    tehilahH8416 →

  • וְהֹד֖וֹתand thanksgiving

    vehodotH3034 →114 times

  • לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃to God

    lelohimH430 →2601 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

9 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.11 works2 Chronicles 29:30Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.3 works1 Chronicles 6:39Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand:3 worksRevelation 7:12saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”3 works1 Chronicles 15:16David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.2 worksPsalms 83:1O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.1 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Chronicles 25:1–31Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:1 worksPsalms 73:1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.1 worksNehemiah 11:22Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Psalms 73:1

    Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

    it leads to

    • Matthew 5:8

      Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

    • Psalms 51:10

      Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

    • Psalms 84:11

      For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

    • Luke 12:32

      Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

    • James 4:8

      Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

  • Through

    Psalms 83:1

    O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 28:1

      To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.

    • Psalms 35:22

      O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 29:30

    Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their…

    it leads to

Where this verse is studied

About Nehemiah

Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Nehemiah: the study guide →Read Nehemiah 12 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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