Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Nehemiah 11:23
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For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
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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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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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ASVAmerican Standard Version
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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Nehemiah 11
21 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.
22 Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
23 For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
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