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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Barnes' Notes
The ward of the purification - The observances with respect to purification. Compare 1Ch 23:28.
We have here an account of the remaining good effects of the universal joy that was at the dedication of the wall. When the solemnities of a thanksgiving day leave such impressions on ministers and…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
And both the singers and the porters kept R.V. And they kept … and so did the singers and the porters. The verse, according to the rendering of the R.V. states first that the priests and Levites…
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