Nehemiah 11:23

23 They were under orders from the king, orders that determined which duties they should perform day by day.

Nehemiah 11:23 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:23

For it was the king's commandment concerning them
Either of King David as some, see ( Nehemiah 12:24 ) or rather of the king of Persia:

that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day;
he settled a daily salary for them, to be paid out of his treasury; having perhaps a peculiar respect for such sort of men, being a lover of music, by means of which they had a settled habitation in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 11:23 In-Context

21 But the temple servants lived on Mount Ophel with Ziha and Gishpa in charge of them.

22 The man in charge of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi, who was the son of Bani, who was the son of Hashabiah, who was the son of Mattaniah, who was the son of Mica from Asaph's descendants who were the singers in charge of worship in God's temple.

23 They were under orders from the king, orders that determined which duties they should perform day by day.

24 Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah, Judah's son, was the king's adviser on all matters concerning the people.

25 Many people lived in villages that had fields. Some people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its villages,