11Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.


In Context

8 And it grieved me much, and I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobijah out of the chamber.

9 And I commanded, and they purified the chambers; and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, the oblation and the frankincense.

10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given, and that the Levites and the singers that did the work had fled every one to his field.

11 Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.

12 And all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil into the storehouses.

13 And I made storekeepers over the storehouses: Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and subordinate to them, Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were esteemed faithful, and their office was to distribute to their brethren.

Nehemiah 13:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:11Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:11So I rebuked the officials and asked them, "Why is the house of God neglected?" Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:11Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:11And I pleaded the matter against the magistrates, and said: Why have we forsaken the house of God? And I gathered them together, and I made them to stand in their places.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:11Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:11Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:11Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? and I assembled them, and set them in their place.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:11Then I contended with the rulers, and said, |Why is the house of God forsaken?| I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:11And I strive with the prefects, and say, 'Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station;