Nehemiah 12:46 - Exposition

For in the days of David . This verse is exegetical of the clause in Nehemiah 12:45 , "according to the commandment of David." The writer justifies his reference to that "commandment' by reminding his readers that the whole musical service—the singers , themselves, and their "chiefs," together with the "songs of praise" and the "thanksgiving songs — had descended to the Jews of his day from David and Asaph.