Nehemiah 12:40 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 12:40

38 ^aThe other thanksgiving choir went the opposite way, and I was behind them with half of the people on the wall, going past the ^bTower of the Ovens as far as ^cthe Broad Wall,

39 ^aand above the Gate of Ephraim, above ^bthe Old Gate, above ^cthe Fish Gate, ^dthe Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, as far as ^ethe Sheep Gate; and they stopped by ^fthe Gate of the Prison.

40 So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, likewise I and the half of the rulers with me;

41 and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Minjamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

42 also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loudly with Jezrahiah the director.

43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard ^aafar off.

Temple Responsibilities

44 ^aAnd at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the ^btithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who ministered.

45 Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the charge of their God and the charge of the purification, ^aaccording to the command of David and Solomon his son.

Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 12:40

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American Standard Version
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

Amplified® Bible
So the two companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the officials with me;

Contemporary English Version
where we stood in front of the temple with the other group, praising God. In the group with me were half of the leaders,

Darby English Version
And both choirs stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

Good News Bible
So both the groups that were giving thanks to God reached the Temple area. In addition to the leaders who were with me,

King James Version
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

New American Standard Bible
Then the two choirs took their stand in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me;

New International Version
The two choirs that gave thanks then took their places in the house of God; so did I, together with half the officials,

New King James Version
So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, likewise I and the half of the rulers with me;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the two choirs took their stand in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me;

Revised Standard Version
So both companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me;

Young's Literal Translation
And the two thanksgiving companies stand in the house of God, and I and half of the prefects with me,

New English Translation
Then the two choirs that gave thanks took their stations¹ in the temple of God. I did also, along with half the officials with me,

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