23For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.


In Context

20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

21 But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the business of the house of God.

23 For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.

25 And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and the towns thereof, and in Dibon and the towns thereof, and in Jekabzeel and the villages thereof,

Nehemiah 11:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:23For [it was] the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:23The singers were under the king's orders, which regulated their daily activity.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:23For the king's commandment was concerning them, and an order among the singing men day by day.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:23For it was the king's commandment concerning them, and there was a settled portion for the singers, due for each day.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:23For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:23For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:23For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:23for the command of the king is upon them, and support is for the singers, a matter of a day in its day.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:23For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.