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.


In Context

8 And it seemed to me exceeding evil. And I cast forth the vessels of the house of Tobias out of the storehouse.

9 And I commanded and they cleansed the storehouses: and I brought thither again the vessels of the house of God, the sacrifice, and the frankincense.

10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: and that the Levites, and the singing men, and they that ministered were fled away every man to his own country:

11 And 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.

12 And all Juda brought the tithe of the corn, and the wine, and the oil into the storehouses.

13 And we set over the storehouses Selemias the priest, and Sadoc the scribe, and of the Levites Phadaia, and next to them Hanan the son of Zachur, the son of Mathania: for they were approved as faithful, and to them were committed the portions of 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:11Then 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.

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;