45. They were doing what their God required, what needed to be done for cleansing. The singers and the gatekeepers did what David and his son Solomon had ordered them to do.
46. Long ago in the time of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers to lead ⌊in singing⌋ the songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.
47. At the time of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all the Israelites were giving gifts for the daily support of the singers and the gatekeepers. They set aside holy gifts for ⌊the daily support of⌋ the Levites, and the Levites set aside holy gifts for support of Aaron’s descendants.