For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties
I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be pa
And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from t
So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. Th