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Nehemiah 11:23

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What does Nehemiah 11:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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

Context — Nehemiah 11

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20And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
21But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
22The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the business of the house of God.
23For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
24And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king`s hand in all matters concerning the people.
25And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and the towns thereof, and in Dibon and the towns thereof, and in Jekabzeel and the villages thereof,
26and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, etc.] Either of King David as some, (see <161224>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.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“it was the king's commandment--It was the will of the Persian monarch in issuing his edict that the temple service should be revived in all its religious fulness and solemnity. As this special provision for the singers is said to have been by the king's commandment, the order was probably given at the request or suggestion of Ezra or Nehemiah.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The goodwill of Artaxerxes toward the ministers employed in the temple service, had been previously shown by his exempting them from taxation of every kind Ezra 7:24. Now, it would seem, he had gone further and assigned to the singers an allowance from the royal revenue. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the king's: Ch1 9:33; Ezr 6:8, Ezr 6:9, Ezr 7:20-24 a certain portion: or, a sure ordinance Nehemiah 11:24”
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