Nehemiah 11:23

23 The musicians were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.

Nehemiah 11:23 in Other Translations

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

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

23 Their daily responsibilities were carried out according to the terms of a royal command.

23 The singers got their orders from the king, who drew up their daily schedule.

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

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

23 For there was a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating the singers' daily tasks.

23 The singers received their orders from the Persian king. He told them what they should do every 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 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

22 The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the musicians responsible for the service of the house of God.

23 The musicians were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.

24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in all affairs relating to the people.

25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages,

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Chronicles 15:16; Nehemiah 7:44