23for the command of the king is upon them, and support is for the singers, a matter of a day in its day.


In Context

20 And the rest of Israel, of the priests, of the Levites, are in all cities of Judah, each in his inheritance;

21 and the Nethinim are dwelling in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa are over the Nethinim.

22 And the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem is Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micha: of the sons of Asaph, the singers are over-against the work of the house of God,

23 for the command of the king is upon them, and support is for the singers, a matter of a day in its day.

24 And Pethahiah son of Meshezabeel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, is by the hand of the king, for every matter of the people.

25 And at the villages with their fields, of the sons of Judah there have dwelt, in Kirjath-Arba and its small towns, and in Dibon and its small towns, and 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 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 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 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.