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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Nehemiah 12:45

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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the singers and the porters kept . . . the ward of the purification--that is, took care that no unclean person was allowed to enter within the precincts of the sacred building. This was the official duty of the porters (Ch2 23:19), with whom, owing to the pressure of circumstances, it was deemed expedient that the singers should be associated as assistants.
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