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.


In Context

8 And it grieved me greatly: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.

9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither I brought again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat-offering and the frankincense.

10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for 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 assembled them, and set them in their place.

12 Then all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil to the treasuries.

13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were accounted 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 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 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;