Nehemiah 12:46
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for in the days of David and Asaph of old <FI>were<Fi> heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nehemiah 12:46 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1Additionally, 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 Chronicles 25:6All 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.
- 2 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.
- Nehemiah 11:17Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
- Psalms 73:1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
- Psalms 83:1O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
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