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


In Context

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

21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.

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 Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.

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

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

25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and in its villages, and at Dibon, and in its villages, and at Jekabzeel, and in 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 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 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 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.