45 And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, (A)according to the command of David and his son Solomon. 46 For long ago in the days of David and (B)Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs[a] of praise and thanksgiving to God.

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  1. Nehemiah 12:46 Or leaders

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