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Nehemiah Chapter 12 verse 45 Holy Bible

ASV Nehemiah 12:45

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.
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BBE Nehemiah 12:45

And they kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean, and so did the music-makers and the door-keepers, as it was ordered by David and Solomon his son.
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DARBY Nehemiah 12:45

And, with the singers and the doorkeepers, they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David [and] of Solomon his son.
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KJV 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.
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WBT 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.
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WEB Nehemiah 12:45

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.
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YLT Nehemiah 12:45

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,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 45. - This verse is wrongly translated in the A. V. It should be rendered, as in the Vulgate and the Septuagint - "And they (i.e. the priests and Levites) maintained the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, and the singers, and the porters (i.e. 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 (1 Chronicles 23:28).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(45) Kept the ward.--This should be read differently. The priests and Levites kept the ward of their God, and the ward of purification, and the singers and porters, &c. To "keep the ward" is to observe the regular times and seasons of sacrifice and thanksgiving.