Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.

Bible References

The king's

1 Chronicles 9:33
The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.
Ezra 6:8
"I also hereby issue orders as to what you are to do with those elders of the Jews in order to rebuild this temple of God. From the royal treasury, from the taxes of Trans-Euphrates the complete costs are to be given to these men, so that there may be no interruption of the work.
Ezra 7:20
The rest of the needs for the temple of your God that you may have to supply, you may do so from the royal treasury.

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