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Nehemiah 11:23

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.

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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BSB
For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
KJV
For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
WEB
For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
ASV
For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
DARBY
For it was the king's commandment concerning them, and there was a settled portion for the singers, due for each day.
BLB
For the commandment of the king was upon them, and a fixed portion for those singing, was a matter of a day in its day.
ÅB
For det var utstedt en befaling av kongen om dem, og likeledes var det fastsatt for sangerne hva de hver dag hadde å gjøre.
OTB
Det var en kongelig befaling angående sangerne, som regulerte deres daglige oppgaver.
B1930
For det var utstedt en befaling av kongen om dem, og likeledes var det fastsatt for sangerne hvad de hver dag hadde å gjøre.

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  • Nehemiah 12:47

    So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.

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  • Ezra 6:8–9

    I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.

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  • Ezra 7:20–24

    And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:33

    Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.

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