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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Neh 11:23
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Neh 11:23 · Douay-Rheims
“For the king’s commandment was concerning them, and an order among the singing men day by day.”
On this verse:
“it was the king's commandment--It was the will of the Persian monarch in issuing his edict that the temple service should be revived in all its religious fulness and solemnity. As this special provision for the singers is said to have been by the king's commandment, the order was probably given at the request or suggestion of Ezra or Nehemiah.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.