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Nehemiah Chapter 11 verse 23 Holy Bible

ASV Nehemiah 11:23

For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
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BBE Nehemiah 11:23

For there was an order from the king about them and a regular amount for the music-makers, for their needs day by day.
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DARBY Nehemiah 11:23

For it was the king's commandment concerning them, and there was a settled portion for the singers, due for each day.
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KJV Nehemiah 11:23

For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
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WBT Nehemiah 11:23

For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
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WEB Nehemiah 11:23

For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
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YLT Nehemiah 11:23

for the command of the king `is' upon them, and support `is' for the singers, a matter of a day in its day.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 23. - For it was the king's commandment concerning them. Artaxerxes, it appears, had assigned a certain stipend from the royal revenue for the support of such Levites as were singers, and this stipend had to be paid to them day by day. It is suggested as the grounds for this special favour - 1. That the Levites engaged in the choral service were regarded as those especially who prayed "for the life of the king and of his sons" (Ezra 6:10); and, 2. That the singing Levites who returned from Babylon, being so few in number (128), had to be constantly on duty in the temple, and so needed a regular daily stipend. The nexus of this verse with the preceding one imp!ice that the payment in question was an important part of the internal business of the house committed to Uzzi.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) The king's commandment.--It seems that Artaxerxes had gone beyond the exemption of Ezra 7:24, and given them a daily allowance, which it was the business of Uzzi to see to.