Nehemiah 11:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²³ For there was a command from the king concerning them and a settled provision for the singers, as was required every day.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ For the [Persian] king had ordered concerning them that a certain provision be made for the singers, as each day required.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

Common English Bible

²³ There was a command from the king setting out the daily requirements of the singers.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ In fact, there was a precept of the king about them, and an order among the singing men, throughout each day.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ For the king's commandment was concerning them, and an order among the singing men day by day.

Nehemiah 11:23 Cross References

2 Kings 25:30

For his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, a portion every day, as long as he lived.

1 Chronicles 9:33

Now these are the singers, the heads of ancestral houses of the Levites, living in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night.

Nehemiah 12:47

In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah all Israel gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They set apart that which was for the Levites, and the Levites set apart that which was for the descendants of Aaron.