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Selected Verse: Nehemiah 11:22 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ne 11:22 |
King James |
The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God--They were selected to take charge of providing those things which were required for the interior of the temple and its service, while to others was committed the care of the "outward business of the house of God" (Neh 11:16). This duty was very properly assigned to the sons of Asaph; for, though they were Levites, they did not repair in rotation to Jerusalem, as the other ministers of religion. Being permanent residents, and employed in duties which were comparatively light and easy, they were very competent to undertake this charge. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The business intended was probably the internal business, as distinct from the "outward business" Neh 11:16 : a part of which was the apportionment of the royal bounty among the members of the choir Neh 11:23. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The overseer also of the Levites - פקיד pekid, the visitant, the inspector; translated επισκοπος, bishop, both by the Septuagint and Vulgate. |
16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
23 For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.