Cross Reference 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

{Nehemiah 12:45} And both the singers 7891 z8789 and the porters 7778 kept 8104 z8799 the ward 4931 of their God, 430 and the ward 4931 of the purification, 2893 according to the commandment 4687 of David, 1732 [and] of Solomon 8010 his son. 1121

the singers:
"Moreover Davidª and the captainsª of the hostª separatedª ° to the serviceª of the sonsª of Asaph,ª and of Heman,ª and of Jeduthun,ª who should prophesyª °°² with harps,ª with psalteries,ª and with cymbals:ª and the numberª of the workmenª ² ¹ according to their serviceª was:¹ ... And his brethren,ª menª of valour,ª [were] two thousandª and sevenª hundredª chiefª fathers,ª whom kingª Davidª made rulersª ° over¹ the Reubenites,ª the Gadites,ª and the halfª tribeª of Manasseh,ª for every¹ matterª pertaining to God,ª and affairsª of the king.ª" {1Ch 25:1-26:32}

the ward:
That is, they suffered no unclean person to enter the temple. "Because¹ their officeª [was] to wait² on¹ the sonsª of Aaronª for the serviceª of the houseª of the LORD,ª in¹ the courts,ª and in¹ the chambers,ª and in¹ the purifyingª of all¹ holy things,ª and the workª of the serviceª of the houseª of God;ª" {1Ch 23:28} + "But let none¹ comeª ° into the houseª of the LORD,ª save¹ ¹ the priests,ª and they that ministerª ° of the Levites;ª they¹ shall go in,ª ° for¹ they¹ [are] holy:ª but all¹ the peopleª shall keepª ° the watchª of the LORD.ª" {2Ch 23:6}

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