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John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 11:23

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, etc.] Either of King David as some, (see <161224>Nehemiah 12:24) or rather of the king of Persia: that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day; he settled a daily salary for them, to be paid out of his treasury; having perhaps a peculiar respect for such sort of men, being a lover of music, by means of which they had a settled habitation in Jerusalem.
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