Nehemiah 11:23

11:23 For they were under royal orders ¹  which determined their activity day by day. ² 

Nehemiah 12:28-29

12:28 The singers ³  were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites 12:29 and from Beth Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built settlements for themselves around Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 12:42

12:42 and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer. The choirs sang loudly ⁴  under the direction of Jezrahiah.

Nehemiah 12:46

12:46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors ⁵  for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.

[11:23]  ¹ tn Heb “the commandment of the king was over them.”

[11:23]  ² tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”

[12:28]  ³ tn Heb “the sons of the singers.”

[12:42]  ⁵ tn Heb “caused to hear.”

[12:46]  ⁷ tn Heb “heads.” The translation reads with the Qere the plural רֹאשֵׁי (ro’shey, “heads”) rather than the Kethib singular רֹאשׁ (ro’sh, “head”) of the MT.