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


In Context

20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on his ancestral property.

21 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

22 The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Uzzi was one of Asaph's descendants, who were the singers responsible for the service of the house of God.

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

24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king's agent in all affairs relating to the people.

25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages,

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 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 American Standard 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 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.