Nehemiah 11:24

Nehemiah 11:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
• New International Version (NIV)Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in all affairs relating to the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's side in all matters concerning the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king’s deputy in all matters concerning the people.

Context of Nehemiah 11:24

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. And 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,

Nehemiah 11:24 word by word

וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨ה בֶּן־מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜ל מִבְּנֵי־זֶ֤רַח בֶּן־יְהוּדָה֙ לְיַ֣ד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְכָל־דָּבָ֖ר לָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Pethahiahפְּתַחְיָהpethachyâh · PethahiahH6611
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Meshezabelמְשֵׁיזַבְאֵלmeshêyzab'êl · MeshezabelH4898
• Zerahזֶ֫רַחzerach · ZerahH2226
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• handיָדyâd · handH3027
• mattersדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:24

• Nehemiah 10:21Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
• Genesis 38:30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah.
• Numbers 26:20And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
• Matthew 1:3and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;
• 1 Chronicles 18:17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
• 1 Chronicles 23:28For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Pethahiah - was at the king's hand - He was the governor appointed by the Persian king over the Jewish nation in those matters in which the civil government interfered with Jewish concerns. He no doubt fixed, levied, and received the tribute.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24It is difficult to say what office Pethahiah filled. So far as we know, the only regular officers under the Persian system of government were the satrap, the subsatrap, the permanent royal secretary, the commandant, and the occasional commissary.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24The royal adviser told the king about events in Jerusalem and informed Jewish officials about the king's management of Persian policies.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Pethahiah ... was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people--This person was entrusted with judicial power, either for the interest, or by the appointment, of the Persian monarch, and his duty consisted either in adjusting cases of civil dispute, or in regulating fiscal concerns.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 11:24

• Meshezabeel
• Pethahiah
• Zarah

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Pethahiah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hacaliah
• Jeuel
• Meshezabel
• Zerah
• Meshezabeel

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings