Nehemiah 11:23
For it was the king's commandment concerning them that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
Ezra 6:8-9
Also I make a decree as to what you shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God, that at once expense be given to these men from the king's goods, from the tax Beyond the River, so that they may not have to stop.
1 Chronicles 9:33
And these were the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites in the chambers, they were free of duty, for they were employed in that work day and night.
Ezra 7:20-24
And whatever more shall be needful for the house of God, which you shall have need to give, give it out of the king's treasure house.
Nehemiah 12:47
And all Israel gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, every day its portion, in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah. And they set the holy things apart for the Levites, and the Levites set them apart for the sons of Aaron.