Nehemiah 12:46
Context12:46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors 1 for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.
Nehemiah 12:27
Context12:27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, 2 they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived 3 to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
Nehemiah 12:36
Context12:36 and his colleagues – Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani – with musical instruments of 4 David the man of God. (Ezra the scribe led them.) 5


[12:46] 1 tn Heb “heads.” The translation reads with the Qere the plural רֹאשֵׁי (ro’shey, “heads”) rather than the Kethib singular רֹאשׁ (ro’sh, “head”) of the MT.
[12:27] 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[12:27] 3 tn Heb “from all their places.” The words “they lived” are implied.
[12:36] 3 tn Or “prescribed by” (NIV, NLT); TEV “of the kind played by.” The precise relationship of these musical instruments to David is not clear.