Nehemiah 13:11
Nehemiah 13:10-13 The Message (MSG)
And then I learned that the Levites hadn’t been given their regular food allotments. So the Levites and singers who led the services of worship had all left and gone back to their farms. I called the officials on the carpet, “Why has The Temple of God been abandoned?” I got everyone back again and put them back on their jobs so that all Judah was again bringing in the tithe of grain, wine, and oil to the storerooms. I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a Levite named Pedaiah in charge of the storerooms. I made Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, their right-hand man. These men had a reputation for honesty and hard work. They were responsible for distributing the rations to their brothers.
Nehemiah 13:11 King James Version (KJV)
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Nehemiah 13:11 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
So I reprimanded the officials and said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” Then I gathered them together and restored them to their posts.
Nehemiah 13:11 New Century Version (NCV)
I argued with the officers, saying, “Why haven’t you taken care of the Temple?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers and put them back at their places.
Nehemiah 13:11 American Standard Version (ASV)
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Nehemiah 13:11 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
So I rebuked the officials and asked them, ‘Why is the house of God neglected?’ Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts.
Nehemiah 13:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
So I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their place.
Nehemiah 13:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then I reprimanded the officials and said, “Why is the house of God neglected?” So I gathered the Levites and singers together and restored them at their posts.