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performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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, <i>and</i> of Solomon his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the charge of their God and the charge of the purification, according to the command of David <i>and</i> Solomon his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they performed the worship of their God and the service of purification, together with the singers and the gatekeepers in accordance with the command of David <i>and</i> of his son Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For they performed the worship of their God and the service of purification, together with the singers and the gatekeepers in accordance with the command of David and of his son Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For they performed the worship of their God and the service of purification, together with the singers and the gatekeepers in accordance with the command of David <i>and</i> of his son Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they kept <i>their</i> responsibility <i>given by</i> their God and the responsibility of cleansing, together with the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David <i>and</i> his son Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And they performed the worship of their God and the service of purification; so did the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />when they performed the ceremonies to make people acceptable to worship God. And the singers and the temple guards did their jobs according to the instructions given by David and his son Solomon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They were doing what their God required, what needed to be done for cleansing. The singers and the gatekeepers did what David and his son Solomon had ordered them to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />because they performed the ceremonies of purification and the other rituals that God had commanded. The Temple musicians and the Temple guards also performed their duties in accordance with the regulations made by King David and his son Solomon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They carried out their service obligations to their God and their service obligations of purification according to what David and his son Solomon had commanded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and his son Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the singers and the gatekeepers keep the charge of their God, even the charge of the cleansing—according to the command of David [and] his son Solomon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the singers and the gatekeepers keep the charge of their God, even the charge of the cleansing -- according to the command of David and Solomon his son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will watch the watches of their God, and the watches of the purification, and those singing, and the gate-keepers, according to the command of David, and of Solomon his son.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they kept the watch of their God, and the observance of expiation, and the singing men, and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 12:44> And they kept the vigil of their God, and the vigil of expiation, with the singing men and the gatekeepers, in accord with the precept of David, and of Solomon, his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />who carried out the ministry of their God and the ministry of purification (as did the singers and the gatekeepers) in accordance with the prescriptions of David and Solomon, his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And those who had charge of the ceremonial of purification, and the singers and the porters, served according to the commandment of David and of Solomon his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Keepers of the Guards of Purity and the Ministers and the Porters, according to the commandment of David and of Solomon his son.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they kept the charges of their God, and the charges of the purification, and <i>ordered</i> the singers and the porters, according to the commandments of David and his son Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=3798" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/12.htm">Provisions for Temple Worship</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44</span>And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. <span class="reftext">45</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: way·yiš·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">They performed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: miš·me·reṯ (N-fsc) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party.">the service</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of their God</a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: ū·miš·me·reṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party.">and the service</a> <a href="/hebrew/2893.htm" title="2893: haṭ·ṭā·ho·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Purifying, cleansing. Feminine of tohar; ceremonial purification; moral purity.">of purification,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7891.htm" title="7891: wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm (Conj-w, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing.">along with the singers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7778.htm" title="7778: wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A gatekeeper. Or shomer: active participle of sha'ar; a janitor.">and gatekeepers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">as David</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his son</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: kə·miṣ·waṯ (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">had prescribed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">46</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1</a></span><br />Additionally, 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-33.htm">1 Chronicles 9:33</a></span><br />Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">2 Chronicles 8:14</a></span><br />In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-30.htm">1 Chronicles 23:30-31</a></span><br />They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. / Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">2 Chronicles 31:2</a></span><br />Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-31.htm">1 Chronicles 6:31-32</a></span><br />These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there. / They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-4.htm">1 Chronicles 16:4-6</a></span><br />David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. / Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals / and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-13.htm">1 Chronicles 23:13</a></span><br />The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">2 Chronicles 29:25-30</a></span><br />Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">1 Chronicles 24:1-19</a></span><br />These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. / But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. / With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-16.htm">1 Chronicles 15:16-22</a></span><br />David 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. / So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah; / and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">1 Chronicles 23:28-32</a></span><br />but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, / as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size. / They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-37.htm">1 Chronicles 16:37-42</a></span><br />So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements, / along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers. / And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-6.htm">1 Chronicles 25:6-7</a></span><br />All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king. / Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">1 Chronicles 23:5</a></span><br />4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the singers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1-26:32</a></b></br> Moreover 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: … </p><p class="hdg">the ward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">1 Chronicles 23:28</a></b></br> Because their office <i>was</i> 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;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/23-6.htm">2 Chronicles 23:6</a></b></br> But 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 <i>are</i> holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/7-18.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-25.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-30.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-23.htm">Command</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-24.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-32.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">David</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-25.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/ezra/10-12.htm">Duty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-25.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-19.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Making</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-29.htm">Music-Makers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-12.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-25.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-19.htm">Purification</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-22.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-9.htm">Service</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-42.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-60.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-40.htm">Together</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-25.htm">Ward</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-25.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/1-8.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-9.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/esther/1-8.htm">Command</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-5.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/job/9-7.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-46.htm">David</a> <a href="/job/38-17.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/job/33-23.htm">Duty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-47.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/esther/2-14.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-7.htm">Making</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">Music-Makers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-47.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/esther/2-9.htm">Purification</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">Service</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-46.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-11.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/119-95.htm">Ward</a> <a href="/job/7-12.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-14.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/12-1.htm">The priests and the Levites which came up with Zerubbabel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/12-10.htm">The succession of high priests.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/12-22.htm">Certain chief Levites.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">The solemnity of the dedication of the walls.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The service of God in the temple was central to Israelite worship, emphasizing obedience and reverence. The Levites were set apart for this purpose, as seen in <a href="/numbers/8-14.htm">Numbers 8:14-19</a>, where God designates them for service. This service included sacrifices, offerings, and maintaining the temple, reflecting the covenant relationship between God and Israel.<p><b>and the service of purification</b><br>Purification rituals were essential in maintaining holiness and cleanliness before God. These rituals, detailed in Leviticus, included washing, sacrifices, and abstaining from certain activities. Purification was necessary for both individuals and the community to approach God, symbolizing spiritual cleansing. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where purification is fulfilled in Christ, who cleanses believers from sin (<a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a>).<p><b>along with the singers and gatekeepers</b><br>Singers and gatekeepers played crucial roles in temple worship. Singers led the congregation in praise, a tradition established by David (<a href="/1_chronicles/15-16.htm">1 Chronicles 15:16-22</a>). Music was integral to worship, enhancing the spiritual atmosphere. Gatekeepers maintained order and security, ensuring the sanctity of the temple (<a href="/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17-27</a>). Their roles underscore the importance of structure and reverence in worship.<p><b>as David and his son Solomon had prescribed</b><br>David and Solomon were instrumental in organizing temple worship. David, a man after God's own heart (<a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a>), established many of the worship practices, including appointing Levites for specific duties (1 Chronicles 23-25). Solomon, who built the first temple, continued these practices, ensuring that worship was conducted according to divine instructions (<a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">2 Chronicles 8:14-15</a>). Their leadership set a precedent for future generations, emphasizing the importance of adhering to God's commands in worship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>A Jewish leader who played a crucial role in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls and restoring the community's spiritual and social order after the Babylonian exile.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>Members of the tribe of Levi, responsible for religious duties and maintaining the temple services, including purification rituals.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/singers_and_gatekeepers.htm">Singers and Gatekeepers</a></b><br>Individuals assigned specific roles in temple worship, ensuring the proper conduct of services and the security of the temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, who established many of the worship practices and organized the temple services, including appointing singers and musicians.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>David's son, who built the first temple in Jerusalem and continued his father's work in organizing temple worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_service.htm">Faithful Service</a></b><br>The Levites, singers, and gatekeepers exemplify faithful service to God, fulfilling their roles diligently. Believers today are called to serve God faithfully in their respective roles within the church and community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purity_and_worship.htm">Purity and Worship</a></b><br>The emphasis on purification highlights the importance of approaching God with a pure heart. Christians are encouraged to seek spiritual purity through confession and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heritage_of_worship.htm">Heritage of Worship</a></b><br>The reference to David and Solomon underscores the value of maintaining a heritage of worship. Believers are encouraged to honor and continue the traditions of faith passed down through generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_order.htm">Community and Order</a></b><br>The organized structure of temple service reflects the importance of order and community in worship. Churches today benefit from structured worship and the involvement of various members in different roles.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_prophecy_have_dual_fulfillment.htm">What is Gibeon's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_nehemiah_12_44-47_align_with_persian_rule.htm">In Nehemiah 12:44-47, does the organized temple service system align with known Persian-era governance or does it present historical inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_books_are_in_the_old_testament.htm">Which books are in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(45) <span class= "bld">Kept the ward.</span>--This should be read differently. The priests and Levites <span class= "ital">kept the ward of their God, and the ward of purification, and the singers and porters,</span> &c. To "keep the ward" is to observe the regular times and seasons of sacrifice and thanksgiving.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 45.</span> - This verse is wrongly translated in the A. V. It should be rendered, as in the Vulgate and the Septuagint - "And they (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the priests and Levites) maintained the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, and the singers, and the porters (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the institutions of singers and porters), according to the ordinance of David and of Solomon his son." Maintaining the ward of their God is serving regularly in the temple at the times appointed; maintaining the ward of the purification is observing the rules for the purifying of the holy things which had been laid down by David (<a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">1 Chronicles 23:28</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They performed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּשְׁמְר֞וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the service</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·me·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guard, watch, charge, function</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the service</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miš·me·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guard, watch, charge, function</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of purification,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽטָּהֳרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭā·ho·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2893.htm">Strong's 2893: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ceremonial purification, moral purity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with the singers</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gatekeepers,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7778.htm">Strong's 7778: </a> </span><span class="str2">A gatekeeper</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֖יד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Solomon</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·mōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had prescribed.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמִצְוַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(kə·miṣ·waṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/12-45.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 12:45 They performed the duty of their God (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 12:44"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 12:44" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/12-46.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 12:46"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 12:46" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>