Nehemiah not only brought the serving Levites and priests into function; he also supplied their daily necessities (vv. 44-47). Before that time, no one had taken care of this matter properly. See notes on Num. 18:8-32.

Nehemiah not only brought the serving Levites and priests into function; he also supplied their daily necessities (vv. 44-47). Before that time, no one had taken care of this matter properly. See notes on Num. 18:8-32.
cf. Num. 7:10; 1 Kings 8:63; Psa. 30:1; Ezra 6:16
vv. 1*b-21; Neh. 10:2-27